- Antoine Thompson
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name = Antoine Thompson
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caption = New York State Senatory
residence =Buffalo, NY
office = New York State Senator
term_start = 2007
term_end = Present
predecessor =Marc Coppola
successor =Incumbent
constituency = 60th Senate District
majority =
office2 =Buffalo, New York Councilman
term_start2 = 2001
term_end2 = 2007
predecessor2 =Byron Brown
successor2 = Demone Smith
constituency2 = Masten District
majority2 =
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|3|1
birth_place =Buffalo, NY
death_date =
death_place =
party = Democrat
religion =
spouse = Merle Thompson
children = Deja LaShay and Joseph Antoine Alexander Thompson
website = http://www.nyssenate60.com/Senator Antoine Maurice Thompson (born
March 1 ,1970 ) is a New York State Senator who represents the state's 60th Senate district which includes parts of the Cities of Buffalo and Tonawanda and the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of city-state|Grand Island|New York.Thompson previously served for six years as the Masten District councilman for the City of Buffalo.cite web|url=http://www.nyssenate60.com/biography.asp|accessdate=April 6|accessyear=2007|title=Biography] The Democratic Committees in Erie and Niagara Counties had selected then
Buffalo Common Council manMarc Coppola as their nominee in the special election over Buffalo Councilman Antoine Thompson to fill a vacant Senate seat. Thompson subsequently challenged and defeated incumbent Senator Coppola as well as his cousin Former State Sen.Al Coppola in the September 2006 Democratic Primary for a full two-year term in the Senate. He then defeated Marc Coppola again in the General election where Coppola ran as an Independent.He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. He is the former Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Cities Committee,cite web|url=http://www.nyssenate60.com/legislation.asp|accessdate=April 6|accessyear=2007|title=2007 - 2008 Legislative Session] which oversees all legislation impacting the state's 62 incorporated cities and urban policy. This position was held by his two immediate predecessors in the Senate, Byron Brown and Marc Coppola. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, in charge of campaign development. He served for a month as the Acting Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, prior to the election of Sen. Craig Johnson of
Long Island .Dubious|date=March 2008 He also serves on the Finance; Commerce, Economic Development & Small Business; Tourism, Recreation & Sports Development and Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs committees.Senator Thompson is host of "Western New York on the Move", a weekly radio broadcast. It is on the radio every Thursday at 12:00 P.M. on 1080 AM.
External links
* [http://www.nyssenate60.com/ Official Senate Website]
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