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Ramona Thomas

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Ramona Thomas
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Elections and appointments
Last election

June 23, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Sullivan University, 2004

Personal
Birthplace
Fort Knox, Ky.
Contact

Ramona Thomas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 28. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.

Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Ramona Thomas was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Sullivan College in 2004. Thomas’s career experience includes working as a small business owner in online sales. She has also worked in retail, customer service, IT administration, construction, and office management.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent Charles Miller won election in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Miller
Charles Miller (D)
 
100.0
 
12,187

Total votes: 12,187
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent Charles Miller defeated Ramona Thomas in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 28 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Miller
Charles Miller
 
58.7
 
3,045
Image of Ramona Thomas
Ramona Thomas Candidate Connection
 
41.3
 
2,138

Total votes: 5,183
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Ramona Thomas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I'm Ramona Thomas and I will be honored to be the next person to serve the people of District 28 in the house of representatives. As a member of the working class, I'm dedicated to protecting and uplifting working families and increasing union protections. As a product of our public education system, I will ensure that every student in the state has access to an excellent public education. As a member of the LGBT community, I will fight so that nobody in the state is discriminated against for being born the way they were. As a lifelong member of this community, I will bring energy, passion, and determination to a segment of the community that is often forgotten, and fight for the people in it every day.
  • We're stronger when we come together. We all have to be united to move forward.
  • The Working class comes first. Everything I do is to give working families a better life.
  • Education is the key to our future. Teachers should have the resources to equip their students for the future, and all students should have an excellect education regardless of where they live.
- Raising the minimum wage and repealing anti-union laws, and protecting workers who attempt to unionize.

- Enacting a statewide fairness law for LGBT protection, and going further to protect LGBT youth and people of other minorities from discrimination.
- Ensuring that everyone in Kentucky has access to quality healthcare, and transitioning to a single-payer system.

- Protecting our teachers, ensuring that they're able to devote their time to developing future generations.
There are a lot of women in the political sphere that I look up to, and quite a few trans women as well. Althea Gibson, Stacie Laughton, and especially Danica Roem paved the way for trans women holding office, while political philosophers like Natalie Wynn keep me thinking and learning more political theory.

There have been many, many women throughout my life that have inspired me in one way or another, but perhaps none that I've wished to emulate more than Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper. Both women were pioneers in computer engineering, both breaking into fields that were traditionally male-dominated, and in Lovelace's case, creating the entire field of computer programming. The lesson I take away from them, and what I try to emulate in my own life, is to never let anyone tell you that you don't belong, or that you're not capable because of who you are.
I've lived a life of serving and helping others, a value strongly ingrained in me during my upbringing. I believe that a leader in a democracy leads by serving and working for the people of their community. I strongly believe that my history of service and support makes me an ideal candidate for leadership.
The first thing, and the most important thing, that a legislator should do, is listen to the people who voted them into office. Learn about what issues are affecting their lives, and use that to support and develop legislation to address those issues. Additionally, the legislator is a leader in their community. They should be there to help and support their constituents in troubled times, celebrate their accomplishments, and keep an open door for them.
"The World Song" by Petula Clark. It was featured on an episode of "For All Mankind" which is my favorite new show (I'm a sucker for alternate history and sci-fi, so this hit both buttons really well). Then relistening to the song and it's just a really good song.
I think that it's beneficial to have experienced legislators in office, it also behooves us to include people outside the political sphere into the legislative process, because experience outside politics matters just as much. A teacher who becomes a legislator gains experience in government and politics, and their voice resonates more when discussing education issues, for example. It's also important not to overvalue experience. New ideas require new ways of thinking, and breaking from tradition.
The next 10 years are going to be a "make it or break it" era in Kentucky. We're currently at or near the bottom of state rankings in education, healthcare, state economy, and overall wellbeing. We can either choose to remain in the basement, or make our state a model for others to follow. The choice is ultimately ours to make.
I think it's not only beneficial, it's necessary to form a cohesive voting block. The other members of the legislature aren't voting robots, they're people, and in my experience, building relationships with like-minded peers seldom ends poorly.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 22, 2020


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