Antoine Thompson
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New York State Senator Thompson speaks at a Barack Obama rally at the Erie County Democratic Headquarters (October 29, 2008)
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| Member of the New York State Senate from the 60th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marc Coppola |
| Succeeded by | Mark Grisanti |
| Member of the Buffalo Common Council from the Masten District | |
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In office January 4, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Byron Brown |
| Succeeded by | Demone Smith |
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March 1, 1970 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Merle Thompson; 2 children |
| Residence | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Brockport |
| Profession | Politician |
| Committees | Democratic Senate Campaign Committee; Senate Environmental Conservation Committee; Finance; Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business; Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development and Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committees. |
Antoine Maurice Thompson (born March 1, 1970) was a Democratic New York State Senator who represented the state's 60th Senate district, which includes parts of Buffalo and Tonawanda, the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Grand Island. Thompson previously served for six years as the Masten District councilman in the Buffalo Common Council. Thompson has been a lifelong Buffalonian and held political and politically related professional positions in Buffalo before his service in elective politics.
Thompson was appointed to the city council in 2001 and was twice re-elected. He was discouraged from pursuing his interest in election to the United States House of Representatives in 2005. He was encouraged to pursue a New York Senate Seat, but was not nominated by the Democratic Party when the seat first became available in a special election. However, during the 2006 general election for the seat, he was victorious. Thompson was challenged in the 2008 primary by the current holder of the seat but was victorious and was unchallenged in the November election. In 2010 Thompson won a 3-way primary battle but lost to Mark Grisanti, a Democrat who ran as a Republican. After the election Grisanti became a Republican.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Thompson is a 1994 graduate of State University of New York at Brockport where he received a bachelor of science in history. He was raised in Buffalo and was a graduate of public schools #60, #61 and Bennett High School.
He is the son of Richard Allen Thompson and Wanda Strong Thompson, the husband of Merle Thompson, and the father of Deja LaShay and Joseph Antoine Alexander Thompson. In high school, he served as captain of both the cross-country and track & field teams and earned All-Western New York Honors in both. Thompson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.
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