Geraldine Fortenberry Thompson (November 18, 1948 – February 13, 2025) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party serving in various capacities in the Florida Legislature from 2006 until her death in 2025.. A veteran member of the Florida Legislature, she previously served as a member of the Florida State Senate from 2012 to 2016, representing parts of Orlando and western ...

5 days ago · ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said. She was 76. The Orlando-area Democrat had served in the Florida Legislature since 2006. Her most recent time in the Florida Senate began in 2022. She had previously served as a member of the Florida ...

5 days ago · Florida State Senator Geraldine Thompson, and an audience filled with women and men clap sharing their appreciation and joy at the end of the All Women Empowered Impact Forum (AWE), in Orlando on ...

5 days ago · Thompson, 76, a Democrat, was first elected to the Florida House in 2006, where she served until 2012. She then served in the Senate from 2012 to 2016 and returned to the House from 2018 to 2022.

5 days ago · Phil Sears. FILE - State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando ,speaks in opposition to Senate Bill 4B - Statewide Prosecutor, Feb. 8, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears ...

5 days ago · FILE - State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, speaks on the Senate floor on Feb. 8, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee ...

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6 days ago · Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said. She was 76. She was 76. The Orlando-area Democrat had served in the ...

5 days ago · Geraldine Thompson, who represented Orange County in the Florida House and Senate for almost 20 years, died Thursday, according to several lawmakers who worked with Thompson throughout her career.

6 days ago · State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a towering figure in Orlando-area politics for many and an advocate for African American history, died Thursday at 76 following complications from knee replacement surgery, according to a statement from her family. ... "I think we have to teach authentic history," Thompson said in a Central Florida Public Media ...