Legislator Profile
Former Florida Representative Geraldine Thompson (D)
The information below was accurate during the legislator's active term.
District Address:
Suite 204
511 West South Street
Orlando, FL 32805-2761
(407) 245-0288
Capitol Address:
216 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
(850) 717-5044
- House District:44
- First Elected:2006
- Terms Out:2026
- Party:Democrat
- Delegations:Orange
- District Information:view District 44 map
- Legislative Service:Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018, reelected subsequently
Served in the Senate from 2012 until 2016
Served in the House from 2006 until 2012
Democratic Leader pro tempore 2008-2010
- Born:November 18, 1948, New Orleans, LA
- Moved to Florida:1955
- Religious Affiliation:Baptist
- Education:Miami-Dade Community College, AA, 1968; University of Miami, Bachelor of Education, 1970; Florida State University, MS, 1973
- Occupation:Museum Founder, Retired College Administrator
- Spouse:Emerson R. Thompson, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida
- Children:Laurise A. Thomas, Emerson R. Thompson III, Elizabeth R. Thompson
- Grandchildren:Jasmyne N. James, Imani G. Thomas, Kiara R. Thompson, Symone P. Thompson
- Affiliations:New Day Enterprises Inc., Founder
Orange County Branch NAACP, current member
The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Inc., current member and founding President
The Central Florida YMCA, current Board member
The Holocaust Memorial and Education Center, current Board member
The Orlando Performing Arts Center, current Board member
The West Orange Health Care District, past Board member
- Former Service:Florida Commission on Human Relations Commissioner
Orange County Educational Facilities Authority
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