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State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, longtime Central Florida lawmaker and educator, dies at 76
The veteran legislator died Thursday following complications from knee surgery, according to a statement from her family ...
Shelton state rep, Stratford councilman compete for senate seat in CT's 21st district
There's a battle for the 21st District state senate seat — long held and recently vacated by Kevin Kelly — between a relative newcomer and local political stalwart. Republican Jason Perillo, a ...
Central Florida legislator Geraldine Thompson, a civil-rights leader, dies at 76
TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.