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David L. Thomas
David Lloyd Thomas (born September 10, 1949) is a Republican former member of the South Carolina Senate. He represented District 8 from 1984 to 2012, which included part of Greenville.
He was a partner at the firm Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A. (formerly Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A.). Current U.S. Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina's 2nd congressional district was a partner with this firm prior to his election to Congress to succeed Floyd Spence.
He has degrees from UNC-Charlotte (Bachelor's degree), TCU, Southwestern Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), and the University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor).
He served as an at-large member of the Greenville City Council from 1979 to 1984 and in his last year on the council was Mayor Pro-Tempore under Mayor Bill Workman.
Thomas first won election to the state senate in 1984. He was reelected six times, never facing a Democratic challenger—in 1988 (99%), 1992 (98%), 1996 (100%), 2000 (89%), 2004 (99%), and 2008 (99%). He lost the 2012 Republican primary in a five-way race, finishing in third place after receiving only 20.5% of the vote—well short of qualifying for the runoff.
On May 20, 2009, Thomas voted to force Governor Mark Sanford to take the ARRA funds, or the federal stimulus, and use the one time money for reoccurring needs.
Thomas was one of the first conservative Republican state senators to call for the resignation or impeachment of Governor Mark Sanford. In August 2009, he wrote a letter to state legislative leaders saying that in his view, Sanford's use of expensive plane tickets on state business were an impeachable offense.
In September 2011 USA Today ran a story on legislative pensions and how legislators abused their power to "pump up their pensions." Thomas was the poster child for this article. USA Today found that he had taken home over $148,000 more than other South Carolina legislators.
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David L. Thomas
David Lloyd Thomas (born September 10, 1949) is a Republican former member of the South Carolina Senate. He represented District 8 from 1984 to 2012, which included part of Greenville.
He was a partner at the firm Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A. (formerly Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A.). Current U.S. Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina's 2nd congressional district was a partner with this firm prior to his election to Congress to succeed Floyd Spence.
He has degrees from UNC-Charlotte (Bachelor's degree), TCU, Southwestern Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity), and the University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor).
He served as an at-large member of the Greenville City Council from 1979 to 1984 and in his last year on the council was Mayor Pro-Tempore under Mayor Bill Workman.
Thomas first won election to the state senate in 1984. He was reelected six times, never facing a Democratic challenger—in 1988 (99%), 1992 (98%), 1996 (100%), 2000 (89%), 2004 (99%), and 2008 (99%). He lost the 2012 Republican primary in a five-way race, finishing in third place after receiving only 20.5% of the vote—well short of qualifying for the runoff.
On May 20, 2009, Thomas voted to force Governor Mark Sanford to take the ARRA funds, or the federal stimulus, and use the one time money for reoccurring needs.
Thomas was one of the first conservative Republican state senators to call for the resignation or impeachment of Governor Mark Sanford. In August 2009, he wrote a letter to state legislative leaders saying that in his view, Sanford's use of expensive plane tickets on state business were an impeachable offense.
In September 2011 USA Today ran a story on legislative pensions and how legislators abused their power to "pump up their pensions." Thomas was the poster child for this article. USA Today found that he had taken home over $148,000 more than other South Carolina legislators.