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Perry Thurston

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Perry Thurston
Perry Thurston.jpg
Florida House Of Representatives District 94
Incumbent
In office
2006-Present
Term ends
November 18, 2014
Years in position 7
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$29,687/year
Per diem$131/day
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limits4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor'sMorehouse College (1982)
J.D.University of Miami (1987)
Personal
BirthdayJanuary 30, 1961
Place of birthPompano, Florida
ProfessionAttorney
ReligionBaptist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Perry Thurston is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 94 since 2012. Thurston represented the 93rd District from 2006 to 2012.

Thurston is an attorney, receiving his JD from the University of Miami, and BA in Finance from Morehouse College.[1]

Issues

Thurston did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]

Thurston's sponsored legislation includes:

  • HB 181 - "Reservations of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida: Specifies that state jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed within Indian reservations & over civil actions arising there between Indians or others or to which Indians or others are parties does not apply to reservations of Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida."
  • HB 189 - "Dangerous Dogs: Eliminates prohibition of breed-specific local government regulation of dangerous dogs."
  • HB 575 - "Expunging Criminal History Records: Permits automatic expunction of criminal history records in specified circumstances; provides procedures; provides for effect of expunction; provides for treatment of certain statutory cross-references."

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Thurston served on the following committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2013
Appropriations

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Thurston served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Thurston served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Thurston won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 94. Thurston ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Scott Herman (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [3]

Florida House of Representatives, District 94, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgPerry E. Thurston, Jr. Incumbent 84.2% 54,339
     Republican Scott Herman 15.8% 10,210
Total Votes 64,549

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Thurston ran for re-election to the 93rd District seat in 2010. He did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary or the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.[4]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Thurston won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 93rd District, defeating Tchaka Lawrence (write-in). Thurston received 42,600 votes in the election while Lawrence received 54 votes.[5] Thurston raised $39,650 for his campaign.[6]

Florida House of Representatives, District 93
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Perry Thurston (D) 42,600 99.9%
Tchaka Lawrence (write-in) 54 0.1%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Thurston raised $40,443 in contributions. [7]

His two largest contributors were:

Donor Amount
Hospital Corp Of America $1,500
Florida Association Of Realtors $1,000

2008

Below are Thurston's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[8]

Contributor 2008 total
Hospital Corporation of America $1,000
FL Education Assoc $1,000
FL Health Care Assoc $1,000
FL Assoc of Realtors $1,000
UPS $500

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Preceded by
Hazelle Rogers (D)
Florida House of Representatives District 94
2012–present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Florida House of Representatives District 93
2006–2012
Succeeded by
George Moraitis (R)
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