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Thurmond began his four-year term on January 1, 2017. He is the recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees from Clark Atlanta University and LaGrange College . Thurmond has also served as a motivational speaker to state school board associations in nine Southern states on issues regarding leadership, diversity, and public education advocacy in ...
Athens Voice was an African American newspaper in Athens, Georgia.The newspaper was founded by students Fred O. Smith and Mike Thurmond.The first issue was published on June 12, 1975.
J. M. Thurmond (1836–1882), mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1879–1880; James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born 1972), American politician, son of Strom Thurmond; Mark Thurmond (born 1956), American baseball pitcher; Mike Thurmond (born 1953), American school district superintendent and politician; Nate Thurmond (1941–2016), American basketball player
Thurmond was the underdog in trying to become the first African-American to serve Georgia in the U.S. Senate. Thurmond claimed, "Polls are irrelevant. As everyone knows, the only poll that counts is the election on November 2." [7] Isakson defended his record, saying, "Big business is not evil. If you didn't have big business, you wouldn't have ...
Michael Richard Thurman (born July 22, 1973) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1997 to 2001 and for the New York Yankees in 2002. Thurman was drafted in the first round (31st overall) of the 1994 amateur draft, after playing for Oregon State University in ...
Mike Thurmond (born 1953) Democratic: Georgia: January 11, 1999: January 10, 2011: Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate Auditors and comptrollers
James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
All other state Executive Officers, Attorney General of Georgia Thurbert Baker (D), state Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox (R), Commissioner of Insurance John Oxendine (R), Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin (D), and Commissioner of Labor Mike Thurmond (D), were re-elected.