Thomas White, Jr. (August 21, 1939 – August 27, 2010)[1] was a member of the New York City Council from Queens. A Democrat, he represented the 28th Council district, which includes the neighborhoods of Jamaica, South Jamaica, and Richmond Hill.

He co-founded and was the Executive Director of J-CAP, an alcohol and substance abuse residential treatment program in New York State.[1]

White won the Democratic primary vote in November 2009 to seek a new term, following the overturning of term limits at the insistence of New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a vote by the New York City Council, by a six votes.[2] This small margin of victory has been attributed by some political observers to public anger over the overturning by the City Council of two referendums supporting eight-year term limits. Five other council incumbents, four of whom had voted to overturn term limits, lost their bids for re-election, the largest such number since the 1980s.

References

  1. 1 2 Official NYC Council Website about Thomas White
  2. ↑ Katz, Celeste (August 27, 2010). "Queens City Councilman Thomas White, Jr. Dies at 71". Daily News. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.


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