Harry Thomas, Jr.

Harry "Tommy" Thomas, Jr. (born November 2, 1960cite web
title=2006 Voter's Guide Supplement
publisher=The Washington Informer
date=2006-09-24
url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/Voters%20Guide%20REVISED%2006.pdf
accessdate=2008-08-02] ), is a Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. In 2006 he was elected to represent Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia.

Political career

On September 12, 2006, Thomas won the Democratic primary for Ward 5 council member with 39 percent of the vote, beating 10 other candidates. [cite web | title=Election Year 2006: Primary Election Results | author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics | date=2006-09-26 | accessdate=2008-07-18 | url=http://dcboee.org/information/elec_2006/primary_2006_results.shtm] The previous Ward 5 member, Vincent Orange, ran for mayor rather than running for reelection. On November 7, 2006, Thomas won the general election with 85 percent of the vote. [cite web | title=Election Year 2006: General Election Results | author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics | date=2006-11-21 | accessdate=2008-07-18 | url=http://dcboee.org/information/elec_2006/general_2006_results.shtm]

References

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title=Ward 5 Member, nowrap|Council of the District of Columbia
years=2007 – present