Endorsements

Sherrod Brown
Former U.S Senator
Joyce Beatty
Congresswoman
Ohio 3rd Congressional District
Shontel Brown
Congresswoman
Ohio 11th Congressional District
Chris Ronayne
Cuyahoga County Executive
Kent Smith
Senator OH District-21
Terrence Upchurch
State Rep. OH District-20
Dan Troy
State Rep. OH District 23
Bride Rose Sweeney
State Rep. OH District -16
Mark Casselberry
County Council District-4
Andre Washington
Ohio Democratic Party (Vice Chair)
David Pepper
Author, Attorney, Ohio Democratic Party-Chair (2015 - 2021)
Annette Blackwell
Mayor Maple Heights
Ben Holbert
Mayor Woodmere
Brad Sellers
Mayor Warrensville
David Weiss
Mayor Shaker Heights
Edward H. Kraus
Mayor Solon
Kirsten Holzheimer-Gail
Mayor Euclid
Marie Gallo
Mayor Parma Heights
Michael L. Booker
Mayor Village of Highland Hills
Phil Stevens
Mayor Bedford Heights
Tim DeGeeter
Mayor Parma
Meredith Turner
My County Council District-9
Bobby Jordan
Richmond Heights City Council President
Tracy Justice
Richmond Heights City Councilwoman
  • April Scott-Greenwood Farm President
  • Charlotte Camp-Former Richmond Heights Board Member
  • Helen Sheehan - Ohio Democratic Party Executive Committee Member
  • Tony Miceli, ESC, School Board
  • William Morrison Jr., ESC School Board
  • Cleveland Building and Construction Trade Council
  • Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus
  • Laborers’ International Union of North America 860
  • The Collective Political Action Committee
  • Teamsters Ohio D.R.I.V.E.
  • North Shore Federation of Labor - AFL-CIO
  • Northern Ohio Fire Fighters Association
  • Matriots Political Action Committee
  • United Auto Workers - UAW
Background
  • 30 year resident of Richmond Heights
  • 34 year Marriage to Danny Thomas
  • Children attended Richmond Heights Local Schools (son and daughter)
  • Cuyahoga Community College
  • Baldwin Wallace University, Emerging Entrepreneur Program
  • AAMA-Economic Mobility Leadership Institute
  • Hondros College of Business, Certified Mortgage Loan Originator
  • John Paul Mitchell Systems, National Educator/Chain Accounts
  • Leadership Cleveland Class 2026
  • The Ohio State University, John Glen College of Public Affairs

Board Member

  • African American Mayors Association, Executive Board
  • Cuyahoga County Division of Seniors and Adult Services (DASA) Board
  • Cuyahoga County Mayor and Managers, Executive Board
  • Cuyahoga County Women’s Health Commission
  • Richmond Heights Greenwood Farm Community Park, Past Vice Chair
  • Greater Cleveland Works Board (Formerly known as Cuyahoga County Workforce Development)
  • National League of Cities - NLC
  • Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency-NOACA
  • Ohio Municipal League
  • Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board
  • Sewer District Suburban Council of Governments, Vice Chair
  • US Conference of Mayors

Committees

  • Greater Cleveland Works, Youth Committee, Vice Chair
  • Mayor and Managers of Cuyahoga County, Vice Chair - Legislative, Sustainability and Resilience Employees Pension Police Recruitment and Retention Bylaw Enforcement
  • Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)Planning and Policy Committee
  • Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board, Industry Review
  • National League of Cities, Race Equity Council, Leadership, Council Small City Council
  • Euclid Creek Watershed Council Member
  • Cuyahoga County Airport Noise Abatement Council
  • Cuyahoga County Division of Seniors and Adult Services (DASA) , Education Community Outreach, Vice Chair

Political Organizations

  • Cuyahoga County Democratic Women Caucus, Executive Board
  • Black Elected Democrats of Cuyahoga County Executive Board
  • Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Former Vice Chair Central and Executive Committee
  • Democratic Mayors Association, Member
  • Ohio Democratic Party, Executive Committee Community Engagement Consultant (2018), National Delegate for President Joe Biden (2020), National Delegate for Vice President Kamala Harris (2024)
  • Ohio Democratic Party African American Caucus Steering Committee
  • National Congress of Negro Women Lifetime Member
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