27 Facts About Antoine Thompson

Antoine Thompson previously served as the Masten District councilman on the Buffalo Common Council from 2001 to 2007.

Antoine Thompson is the son of Richard Allen Thompson and Wanda Strong Thompson, Antoine is married to Tracey Thompson and the father of Deja LaShay and Joseph Antoine Alexander Thompson.

Antoine Thompson was sworn in as the Masten District Common Councilman on January 4,2001 after being appointed by the Democratic Committee.

The Buffalo Common Council had a brief African-American majority during Antoine Thompson's appointed half term that ended following the subsequent elections in September and November 2001.

Antoine Thompson retained his council position in the 2001,2003 and 2005 elections.

Antoine Thompson served as a John Edwards delegate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Antoine Thompson co-sponsored a resolution with David Franczyk against continued military involvement in the Iraq War.

In 2005, Antoine Thompson began testing the waters for higher office.

Antoine Thompson raised campaign funds and consulted party leaders about the possibility of challenging United States House of Representatives then 76-year-old congresswoman Louise Slaughter who was already a 10-term veteran.

Antoine Thompson was encouraged to pursue Brown's New York State Senate seat that was to be filled by special election on February 28,2006 after Brown ascended to be the Mayor of Buffalo on January 1,2006 following the 2005 election.

In 2006, the Erie County Democratic Party chairman was Leonard Lenihan, and he noted that Antoine Thompson had not been timely in entering the special election process.

Antoine Thompson decided to run for the New York Senate seat in the November 2006 general election.

Antoine Thompson opposed incumbent Senator Marc Coppola as well as his cousin Former State Sen.

Antoine Thompson then defeated Marc Coppola again in the General election where Coppola ran as an Independent.

Antoine Thompson retained this position through the 2008 general election.

Antoine Thompson was the Chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.

Antoine Thompson was the former Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Cities Committee, which oversaw all legislation impacting the state's 62 incorporated cities and urban policy.

Antoine Thompson served on the Finance; Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business; Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development and Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committees.

In 2010, Antoine Thompson arranged for a $400,000 grant from the State's Economic Development Program for Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein's Niagara Falls Redevelopment company to demolish properties in Niagara Falls, New York.

Antoine Thompson was a vocal spokesman against the May 2007 bill to raise State Senator salaries because the lack of raises for Buffalo city workers made it seem wrong to him.

Antoine Thompson was one of eleven New York State Senators to be uncontested in the November 2008 general election.

Antoine Thompson supported the streamlining of minority- and woman-owned business certification and opposed fracking Thompson voted in favor of same-sex marriage legislation on December 2,2009, but the bill was defeated.

Antoine Thompson won the Democratic Party nomination in a three-way contest in the September 14,2010 primary election.

Days before the election, Antoine Thompson was named in a pay to play scandal where he received $8600 from Aqueduct Entertainment Group, who was attempting to secure a lucrative state contract to operate a video slot machine casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

Antoine Thompson formerly hosted Western New York on the Move, a weekly radio show broadcast Thursdays at noon on WUFO 1080 AM.

In November 2023, after the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee voted to appoint Maryland state delegate Nick Charles to the Maryland Senate, Antoine Thompson told the Washington Informer that he would apply to serve the remainder of Charles' term in the Maryland House of Delegates.

In December 2023, the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee voted to nominate Denise Roberts to fill the vacancy, with Antoine Thompson receiving four votes.