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Kevin Thomas (New York)
Kevin Thomas (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 6. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 4th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Banks Committee
- Consumer Protection Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Health Committee
- Internet and Technology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Local Government Committee
2019-2020
Thomas was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Aging Committee
- Senate Banks Committee
- Consumer Protection Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 4
Laura Gillen defeated incumbent Anthony D'Esposito in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Gillen (D / Common Sense Party) | 51.1 | 191,760 |
 | Anthony D'Esposito (R / Conservative Party)  | 48.8 | 183,157 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 601 | ||
| Total votes: 375,518 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Laura Gillen advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lawrence Henry (D)
- Patricia Maher (D)
- Gian Jones (D)
- Frank Lozada (D)
- Sarah Hughes (D)
- Kevin Thomas (D)
- David Denenberg (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 4.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Anthony D'Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 4.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomas in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 6
Incumbent Kevin Thomas defeated James Coll in the general election for New York State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Thomas (D / Working Families Party) | 59.2 | 54,013 |
 | James Coll (R / Conservative Party) | 40.8 | 37,231 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 91,289 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Pernick (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. James Coll advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. James Coll advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Thomas advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 6.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 6
Incumbent Kevin Thomas defeated Dennis Dunne, Sr. and Jonathan Gunther in the general election for New York State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Thomas (D / Working Families Party) | 50.7 | 76,588 |
| Dennis Dunne, Sr. (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) | 48.7 | 73,630 | ||
| Jonathan Gunther (L) | 0.6 | 855 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 151,111 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Dennis Dunne, Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Dennis Dunne, Sr. advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Dennis Dunne, Sr. advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 6.
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New York State Senate District 6
Jonathan Gunther defeated Dennis Dunne, Sr. in the Libertarian primary for New York State Senate District 6 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Gunther | 72.2 | 26 | |
| Dennis Dunne, Sr. | 13.9 | 5 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 13.9 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 36 | |||
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Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kevin Thomas advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 6.
2018
State Senate
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Thomas also ran in the 2018 senate election as a Working Families Party and Women's Equality Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 6
Kevin Thomas defeated incumbent Kemp Hannon in the general election for New York State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Thomas (D) | 50.8 | 55,204 |
 | Kemp Hannon (R) | 49.1 | 53,396 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 108,640 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 6
Kevin Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 6 on September 13, 2018.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Grover (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 6
Incumbent Kemp Hannon advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 6 on September 13, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Kemp Hannon |
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U.S. House
The filing deadline was on April 12, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 26, 2018.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Kevin Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kevin Thomas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Kemp Hannon (R) |
New York State Senate District 6 -2025 |
Succeeded by Siela Bynoe (D) |
