Thomia is a single mother of two sons and has two grandchildren. She is a resident of Dougherty County.

Dougherty County Commission District 5 pits incumbent against political newcomer

Thomia has worked in behavioral health, including functional family therapy, and worked with young people who are on probation.

Thomia Tonya Thomas' campaign for county commissioner is her first entry into politics.

Wants to add more recreational opportunities for youth.

- Wants to add more recreational opportunities for youth.
- Wants to expand mental health services.

Public Services

Wants to build "partnerships between local government, business, schools and colleges to create job-training programs and work force development initiatives.

Wants to invest in tourism, based on area culture and resources.

- Wants to build "partnerships between local government, business, schools and colleges to create job-training programs and work force development initiatives.
- Wants to invest in tourism, based on area culture and resources.

Economy

As of March 23, 2024, Thomia Tonya Thomas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Plans to push for "more resources to fight criminal activity and to invest in community policing initiatives to build trust between law enforcement and residents."

Wants to initiate prevention efforts, including neighborhood watch programs and youth outreach initiatives.

- Plans to push for "more resources to fight criminal activity and to invest in community policing initiatives to build trust between law enforcement and residents."
- Wants to initiate prevention efforts, including neighborhood watch programs and youth outreach initiatives.

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Thomia Tonya Thomas

Gloria Gaines, District 5

Gloria is a graduate of Monroe High School, holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Albany State University, and a master’s degree in Community Development (City Planning) from Georgia State University. She is a graduate of the Class of 1999 of the Atlanta Regional Leadership Institute and has served on the Fulton County Smart Growth Commission.

Gloria worked as an Assistant General Manager for MARTA in Atlanta. She also worked for Atkins Engineering for 10 years as Director of Business Development and with an international planning and architecture firm planning university campuses in Africa.

Gloria J. Gaines is the County Commissioner in Dougherty County Commission District 5. She has been in this position for 9 years.

- Expanded the Robert Cross Park facility.

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Served on the Dougherty County team responsible for negotiating the Local Option Sales Tax with the City of Albany.

Wants to create more jobs and broaden the tax base.

- Served on the Dougherty County team responsible for negotiating the Local Option Sales Tax with the City of Albany.
- Wants to create more jobs and broaden the tax base.

Serves as a representative on the joint Dougherty County/School Board team that developed the 2012 redistricting plan.

- Serves as a representative on the joint Dougherty County/School Board team that developed the 2012 redistricting plan.
- Supports education.

Serves on the Racial Healing Advisory Committee of the Southwest Georgia Project and is on the Executive Committee of the DeKalb National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

- Serves on the Racial Healing Advisory Committee of the Southwest Georgia Project and is on the Executive Committee of the DeKalb National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- Wants to "create a safer community."

Vice President of the Mainstreet Neighborhood Association.

- Vice President of the Mainstreet Neighborhood Association.

Removed several dilapidated structures and installed more street lights.

- Removed several dilapidated structures and installed more street lights.

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Gloria J. Gaines

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.