Sally H. Thomas

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Sally Thomas
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Supervisor Sally Thomas (I-Samuel Miller)

Electoral District Samuel Miller
Term Start 1994

Term Start 2001
Term End 2002

Electoral District At-Large (Appointed)
Term Start 1980
Term End 1983

Biographical Information

Spouse George Thomas
Residence Ivy, Virginia

Sally Thomas (I) has represented the Samuel Miller District on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors since 1994. She first won election to the board in 1993 as a write-in candidate, and was also unopposed in 1997, 2001 and 2005. She announced she would not seek a fifth term on April 8, 2009[1]

Biography

Thomas grew up in a small town in Oregon and has B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Harvard/Radcliffe in Government and Education. She and her husband, George Thomas, have lived here since 1963, raising two daughters who attended County schools.

Before being elected in a write-in campaign in 1993, Thomas was Director of Governmental and Community Relations at the University of Virginia. Thomas served on the Albemarle County School Board and was president of the local League of Women Voters. Thomas was also appointed to the Albemarle County School Board as the At-Large member during 1980-1983.

Election history

Thomas has represented the Samuel Miller district since 1994 when she won the 1993 election in a write-in campaign over Carter Myers by a margin of 192 votes. In all elections since, Thomas has run unopposed.

“I originally ran to give Samuel Miller voters a choice when only one name was on the ballot,” said Thomas. “Since then, I’ve been privileged to serve those voters and all the residents of Samuel Miller and the County....I love the job and the responsibility that the voters have given to me, but sixteen years probably is as long as one should stay, so I won't be running for re-election this November."

Rural area protection

In Charlottesville Tomorrow’s 2005 election Voter Guide, Thomas said protecting the rural area would be her top priority in another term on the Board. In December of 2006, Thomas published an open letter with her recommendations on how to address the County’s goals of preserving its rural fields, farms, and forests from residential development.


Committee Assignments and Appointments

South Fork Rivanna Reservoir Stewardship Task Force, Chair

Appointed by Governor Mark Warner to Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, representing Virginia Association of Counties

Gubernatorial appointee to Chesapeake Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Commission

Board liaison with County Historic Preservation Committee

Board liaison with ACE committee

Former Chair, Metropolitan Planning Organization

Past President, Virginia Transit Association

Board of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center

Lewis and Clark Festival planning committee

AIDS Support Group board member

Leadership Charlottesville "Leaders' Leader of 2001" award

Member, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission

Virginia Association of Counties Finance Steering Committee

Board of Directors, Scenic Virginia Member, Thomas Jefferson Sustainability Council

Graduate, Albemarle County Citizens Police Academy

Past President, Charlottesville/Albemarle League of Women Voters

Former Member, Albemarle County School Board

Former Member, City Social Development Committee

1994 "Woman of the Year" Virginia Women's Forum

Board Liaison for The Mountain Protection Committee

Past Chairman of Board of Supervisors - 2001, 2002

Former Chair, Planning and Coordination Council

Former Chair of City/County Cooperation Study Committee

Member, Jefferson Area Board for Aging Plan 2020 Advisory Committee

Former Chair, Thomas Jefferson Venture

Member, Policy Committee for VDOT's Route 29 Corridor Study

Member, Governor Warner's Natural Resources Partnership

Campaign Information

Candidate Interview: Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller District)

Transcript of 2005 Charlottesville Tomorrow Candidate Interview


Contact Information

Sally Thomas

889 Leigh Way

Charlottesville, VA 22901

Telephone - (434)295-1819

E-mail: sthomas@albemarle.org


Notes

  1. 'Sally Thomas announces retirement from Albemarle’s Board of Supervisors', 8 Apr. 2009. Brian Wheeler. Charlottesville Tomorrow. 21 May 2009.