Geraldine F. Thompson
Office: State Senate (FL) - 15 , Democratic
On The Ballot: False, Democratic for State Senate (FL) - 15
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Birth Date
11/18/1948
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Birth Place
New Orleans, LA
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Home City
Windermere, FL,
Family
Husband: Emerson; 3 Children: Laurise, Emerson III, Elizabeth,
EDUCATION
MS, Florida State University, 1973
BA, Education, University of Miami, 1970
AA, Miami Dade Community College, 1968
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 15, 2022-2025
Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 15, 2024
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 44, 2018-2022
Senator, Florida State Senate, District 12, 2012-2016
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2006-2012
Minority Leader Pro Tempore, Florida State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
COMMITTEES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant President, Valencia Community College, 1980-2004
Founder, The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated, 2003-present
Classroom Teacher, Orange County Public Schools, 1974-1980
Administrative Assistant, Florida A and M University, 1971-1972
Author, "Black America: Orlando, Florida," Arcadia Publishing Series
Former Secretary, Florida State Rep.Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Board Member, Orlando Children's Trust, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, present
Member, Links, Incorporated, present
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008, 2012
Board Member, Central Florida Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 2002-present
Commissioner, Florida Commission on Human Relations, 1987-2001
Committee Member, Florida Democratic Party, 1984-1996
Executive Board Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Florida Director, National Foundation for Women Legislators
Former Board Member, Orlando Performing Arts Center
Former Board Member, Holocaust Education and Resource Center
Former Board Member, West Orange Health Care District
Former President, Florida Association of Equal Opportunity Professionals
Former Trustee, West Orange Healthcare District
Founder, Florida Association of Community College Equity Commission
Founder, College Reach-Out Program, Valencia College
Member, Board of Directors of Florida Conservation Voters
Participant, Leadership Orlando
Participant, Leadership Florida