Columnist Scott Maxwell says that legislator Geraldine Thompson was a rarity in Florida politics — smart, well-informed and ...

The longtime lawmaker was remembered as a passionate education advocate and a civil rights icon who pushed for African ...

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a Democrat who represented the Orlando area, died Thursday following complications ...

One month after Leslie Charleson passed away at age 79, the General Hospital alum's cause of death was made public. Charleson ...

Florida State Senator Geraldine Thompson passed away at the age of 76 following complications from knee replacement surgery, ...

Orlando’s ICON Park is set to honor the late Sen. Geraldine Thompson by lighting 30 palm trees in her favorite colors, pink and green, on Feb. 20 and 21. The tribute recognizes Thompson’s dedication ...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.

The Orlando Democrat was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 and served multiple terms in both House and Senate.

Florida State Senator Geraldine Thompson died Thursday surrounded by her family following complications from knee replacement ...

Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a Democrat who represented Orlando in the Legislature for two decades and was a Black historian, ...

Geraldine Thompson, who represented Orange County in the Florida House and Senate for almost 20 years, died Thursday, ...