Mark Ridley-Thomas
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| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd District |
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Assumed office December 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 26th district |
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In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Murray |
| Succeeded by | Curren D. Price, Jr. |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 48th district |
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In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Roderick Wright |
| Succeeded by | Mike Davis |
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| Born | November 6, 1954 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Avis Ridley-Thomas |
| Children | Sebastian and Sinclair Ridley-Thomas |
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Immaculate Heart College University of Southern California |
| Religion | Baptist |
Mark Ridley-Thomas (born November 6, 1954) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 2nd District. He served as a California State Senator, representing the 26th district from 2006 to 2008 and was a California State Assemblyman representing the 48th district from 2002 until 2006. He was Chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus. Before his six years in the Legislature, he was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1991 to 2002. As of 2016 he is the sole male member of the board of supervisors.
Ridley-Thomas is a graduate of Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and earned a baccalaureate degree in Social Relations and a master's degree in Religious Studies from Immaculate Heart College. Ridley-Thomas went on to earn a Ph.D. in Social Ethics and Policy Analysis from the University of Southern California (1989).
After a brief stint as a high-school teacher, Ridley-Thomas served for a decade as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (1981–1991). During that period he also hosted a public affairs program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM in Los Angeles.
Ridley-Thomas is married to Avis Ridley-Thomas, who was the administrator of the Dispute Resolution Center in the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney. She recently retired from The City of Los Angeles. They have twin sons, Sebastian and Sinclair, who are both graduates of Morehouse College.
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