Legislator Profile

Former Florida Senator Geraldine F. ''Geri'' Thompson (D)
The information below was accurate during the legislator's active term.
Geraldine F. ''Geri'' Thompson
CONTACT INFORMATION
District Address:
Suite 205
511 W. South Street
Orlando, FL 32805
(407) 245-0194

Capitol Address:
205 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5015
Email:
thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov
political profile
  • Senate District:15
  • First Elected:2006
  • Terms Out:2032
  • Party:Democrat
  • Delegations:Orange
  • District Information:District map
  • Legislative Service:IN MEMORIAM 1948-2025
    Elected to the Senate 2022, reelected subsequently, prior Senate 2012-2016
    House of Representatives 2006-2012, 2018-2022
PERSONAL INFO
  • Born:New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Moved to Florida:1955
  • Religious Affiliation:Baptist
  • Education:Miami Dade College, A.A., 1968
    - Wrote for college newspaper
    University of Miami, Bachelor of Education, 1970
    - Teaching Intern
    Florida State University, M.S., 1973
    - Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Occupation:Retired College Administrator, Museum Founder
  • Spouse:Emerson R. Thompson, Jr. of Windermere, FL
  • Children:Laurise, Emerson, Elizabeth
  • Grandchildren:Jasmyne, Imani, Kiara, Symone, Jacqueline, Julia
  • Affiliations:Florida Black Caucus of State Legislators
    National Black Caucus of State Legislators
    Links, Inc.
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
    Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Inc.
    Orlando Children's Trust
  • Highlights: League of Women Voters Champion for Democracy
    Democratic Women's Club Legislator of the Year
    Alpha Phi Alpha Drum Major for Justice Award
    Urban League Lifetime Achievement Award
    City of Orlando Inductee to Civil Rights Wall of Fame
    Orlando Human Relations Civil Rights Award
    Trailblazer's Awardee
  • Former Service:Member and former Chair of the Florida Commission on Human Relations
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