Edward Thomas

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Edward Thomas graduated from the University of Phoenix with a BS in Information Technology. Prior to serving on the council, Thomas worked as a Mission Support Specialist with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol [2].Thomas has previously been in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps [3]. Thomas is involved with the Yuma Crossing’s National Heritage Association, Catholic Community Services [1]. In 2013, Thomas issued a public apology last evening after referring to a staff presentation as “less than adequate” [5].

Key Issues

Government

Thomas believes that to resolve concerns in the city, officials should not be pointed at and that blame should not be posted on social media instead. He wants to address issues directly and come up with solutions [4].

Community

Thomas wants to build regulation-size football fields for young men [4].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found.

Sources

1 KYMA

2 LinkedIn

3 Twitter

4 Press Reader

5 KAWC