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|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|office=Louisiana State Representative for District 80 (Jefferson Parish)
|office=Louisiana State Representative for District 80 (Jefferson Parish)
|term_start=2016
|term_start=2017
|preceded=[[Joe Lopinto]]
|preceded=[[Joe Lopinto]]
|alma_mater=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]<br>
|alma_mater=University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]]<br>
In 2007, before her race against Appel, Thomas ran in 2007 for the state Senate against [[Steve Scalise]] and finished with 29 percent of the vote in the regular legislative election. Scalise was, however, soon the winner of still another special election to fill Louisiana's 1st congressional district, a position which he still holds as the House Majority Whip. That congressional seat opened when [[Bobby Jindal]] was elected [[governor]] of Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>
In 2007, before her race against Appel, Thomas ran in 2007 for the state Senate against [[Steve Scalise]] and finished with 29 percent of the vote in the regular legislative election. Scalise was, however, soon the winner of still another special election to fill Louisiana's 1st congressional district, a position which he still holds as the House Majority Whip. That congressional seat opened when [[Bobby Jindal]] was elected [[governor]] of Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref>
Thomas handily won a full term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. With 7,414 votes (70 percent), she defeated an intra-party rival, John Mason, who finished the race with 3,134 vote (30 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
Thomas handily won a full legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. With 7,414 votes (70 percent), she defeated an intra-party rival, John Mason, who finished the race with 3,134 vote (30 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
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