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Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
(954) 321-2705
Senate VOIP: 43300
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Kirstie Clinton and La'Toya Jones

Tallahassee Office

206 Senate Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-5033
Senate VOIP: 5033

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2020-2022
2018-2020
2016-2018

2020-2022

Senator Perry E. Thurston, Jr.

Party: Democrat

Committee Assignments

District 33

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2010 Census Demographic Profile (pdf)

Consists of part of Broward county

Bills Introduced

Introduced in 2021

S 36 Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Also referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 544 Judicial Nominating Commissions
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules
S 550 Youth in Confinement
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
S 552 Assault or Battery on Courtroom Personnel
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 554 Human Trafficking Education in Schools
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations
S 556 Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 562 Medical Marijuana Retail Facilities
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 564 Fees/Medical Marijuana Retail Facilities
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
S 570 Youth in Solitary Confinement
Last Action: 1/21/2021 Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
S 696 Transportation Facility Designations/Rubin Stacy Memorial Boulevard
Last Action: 1/28/2021 Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
S 702 Individual Retirement Accounts
Last Action: 2/25/2021 On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 772 Required Instruction on the History of the Holocaust and of African Americans
Last Action: 1/28/2021 Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
S 878 Law Enforcement Equipment
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Community Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 886 COVID-19 Impact on School Accountability
Last Action: 2/25/2021 On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
S 944 Statewide Independent Counsel
Last Action: 2/4/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 1196 Use or Threatened Use of Deadly Force
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules
S 1198 Duty of Law Enforcement Officers to Render Medical Assistance
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
S 1200 Divine Nine Specialty License Plates
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
S 1204 Elections
Last Action: 2/18/2021 Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
S 1398 Dissemination of Arrest Booking Photographs
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations
S 1400 Public Food Service Establishment Inspection Scores
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Withdrawn prior to introduction
S 1402 Criminal Justice Standards and Training
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
S 1416 No Party Affiliation Candidates
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
S 1418 Restoration of Voting Rights
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules
S 1422 Communicable and Infectious Diseases
Last Action: 2/24/2021 Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations
S 1710 Standards for Pursuit and Arrest of Suspects
Last Action: 2/25/2021 Filed
S 1968 Qualifications of Legislators
Last Action: 3/1/2021 Filed

Co-Introduced in 2021

No bills co-introduced.

Personal & Career

Legislative Service

Elected to the Senate in 2016, reelected subsequently
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:	in Pompano Beach, Florida
Religious Affiliation:	Baptist
Recreation:	Basketball, football, tennis

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