Tony Thurmond

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Tony Thurmond
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 15th district
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded by Nancy Skinner
Personal details
Born (1968-08-21) August 21, 1968 (age 55)
Monterey, California
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Children 2 daughters
Residence Richmond, California
Alma mater Temple University, Bryn Mawr College
Occupation Politician
Website Official website

Tony K. Thurmond is an American politician and member of the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat elected to represent the 15th district, encompassing parts of the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay region. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, he was a former Richmond city councilmember and social services administrator.

Early life and education

Thurmond was born in Monterey, California and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Temple University (B.A. in Psychology), where he was student body president. He earned dual Masters degrees in Law and Social Policy and Social Work (MSW) from Bryn Mawr College.

Elective office

Thurmond’s first experience in elective office was as president of the student body at Temple University. Before being elected to the California State Assembly in 2014, Thurmond was a member of the West Contra Costa School Board from 2008 to 2012 and the Richmond City Council from 2005 to 2008. Thurmond was the council liaison to the West Contra Costa County Unified School District and the West Contra Costa County Education Fund. He was a member of the Family and Children's Trust Committee of Contra Costa County.

Thurmond ran first for the District 15 Assembly seat in 2008, coming in second out of four candidates. He ran again in 2014, this time winning 54.3% of the vote. Thurmond is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. [1]

Social service leadership

Thurmond has held leadership positions with several nonprofit social service organizations. In the mid-2000s, Thurmond was the Executive Director of Beyond Emancipation, a social service agency providing aftercare services to youths leaving the child welfare and juvenile justice systems in Alameda County. At the Golden Gate Regional Center, he was a program manager leading service provision to individuals with developmental disabilities. In 2012 he began to serve as the Senior Director of Community and Government Relations at Lincoln Child Center. Much of his social service work has focused on improving service provision to current and former foster youth and directing educational programs that provided job training to at-risk youth in the East Bay area. [2]

Thurmond has served as an advisor to the Richmond Youth Commission. He was chair of Richmond's 2005 Summer Youth Program which employed 200 local teens. In recognition of his social service leadership, Thurmond has been a Fellow in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship program.

State Assembly committees

Thurmond’s State Assembly committee assignments reflect his legislative priorities, informed by his prior public service, nonprofit social service leadership and academic training. [3]

  • Budget Committee
  • Budget Subcommittee Number 1, Health and Human Services, Chair
  • Budget Subcommittee Number 6, Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation
  • Education Committee
  • Health Committee
  • Human Services
  • Labor and Employment

Select committees

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  • Regional Planning in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chair
  • Civic Engagement
  • Expanding Access to California’s Natural Resources
  • Homelessness
  • Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems
  • Mental and Behavioral Health and Proposition 63 Implementation
  • Status of Boys and Men of Color
  • Status of Girls and Women of Color

Personal life

Thurmond lives in Richmond, California. He has two daughters.

References

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External links

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