Regina D. Thomas is a former Democratic member of the

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, representing the 2nd District since a special election January 11, 2000. Previously, she was a member of the

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from 1994 to 1998. In the

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, Thomas sought election to the

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from

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, running in the Democratic

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against the incumbent, John Barrow. She lost her challenge to Barrow by approximately 50 percentage points. She ran again in

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, and, after losing the Democratic nomination by 15 points, planned to run as a

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in the general election, but in August 2010 the office of the

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ruled that she was ineligible to do so. In January 2019, Thomas announced that she planned to run for Mayor of

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in that year's election.https://www.wsav.com/news/your-local-election-hq/regina-thomas-throws-hat-into-the-ring-for-savannah-mayor/1697800140
- Meredith Parker and Wright Gazaway
"Regina Thomas announces campaign for Savannah mayor"
''WTOC'', January 11, 2019. Thomas received 13.5% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.

References

External links

Regina Thomas' 2008 campaign site

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