Kevin Thomas (politician)

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Kevin Thomas
Senator Thomas Consumer Protection.jpg
Thomas in 2019
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 6th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byKemp Hannon
Personal details
Born (1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 37)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Political partyDemocratic Party
ResidenceLevittown, New York, U.S.
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteOfficial website

Kevin Thomas (born September 10, 1984) is an American attorney and politician of Malayalee descent from the state of New York. He is the member of the New York State Senate from the 6th district, located in Nassau County.

Early life and career[]

Born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thomas immigrated to the United States as a ten-year-old boy. He received his J.D. from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.

After his election in 2018, he became the first Indian-American to serve in the New York Senate.[1]

Prior to elected office, Thomas was an attorney and an appointee of the US Commission on Civil Rights to the New York State Advisory Committee, a federal agency tasked with civil rights oversight. He currently lives in Levittown with his family.

New York Senate[]

In an upset victory, Thomas defeated incumbent Senator Kemp Hannon 50.8%–49.1% in the 2018 New York State Senate elections.[2][3][4]

Thomas was sworn in for his first term on January 1, 2019, and is serving as Chair of the Consumer Protection committee.[5] As the chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee, Thomas is currently working on a data bill entitled the “New York Privacy Act,” which would require companies to allow consumers to obtain the names of all entities with whom their information is shared and give those consumers the power to stop the company from sharing that data if they do not want it distributed.[6]

In October 2020, Thomas secured a second term after defeating Republican challenger Dennis Dunne. Although the initial count favored Dunne, the historically large number of absentee ballots cast in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic swung the race in favor of the incumbent.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ November 16, wpeditor | on; 2018 (November 16, 2018). "Kevin Thomas wins New York State Senate bid". Garden City News. Retrieved January 30, 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Kevin Thomas wins New York State Senate bid | Garden City News". Gcnews.com. November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Sen.-elect Kevin Thomas on his unexpected victory | CSNY". Cityandstateny.com. November 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (November 18, 2018). "Kevin Thomas elected to New York Senate". The Universal News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "New York State Senator Kevin Thomas". New York State Senate. nysenate.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Birsner, Chris (January 29, 2020). "Kevin Thomas, Michael Montesano Gear Up For 2020 Slate". Levittown Tribune. Excerpt also available under title "A look at Albany: A Chat with Senator Thomas," via Senator Kevin Thomas's page on the New York State Senate website, nysenate.gov. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dems' Thomas wins State Senate race after absentees tallied".

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