| Personal & Career
Legislative Service
-Elected to the Senate in 2016
-House of Representatives, 2006-2014
◦House Democratic Leader, 2012-2014
Honors and Awards
-Served on the Safety & Security Council; Committee on Business Regulation; Committee on Courts; Committee on Education Innovation and Career Preparation
Affiliations
-Mount Calvary Baptist Church
-Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
-NAACP
Biographical Information
Occupation- Attorney
Spouse- Dawn Board of Cleveland, OH
Children- Alison Nicole Thurston; Perry E. Thurston, III
Education- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1987
Morehouse College, School of Business, B.A., Finance, 1982
Born- January 30 in Pompano Beach, Florida
Religious Affiliation- Baptist
Recreation- Basketball, football, tennis |