Les Thomas (politician)

{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Les Thomas

|office = Kent City Council, Position No. 3

|term_start = {{Start date|2004|01|01}}

|predecessor = Rico Yingling

|office1 = Member of the King County Council
from the 13th district

|term_start1 = March 28, 2001

|term_end1 = January 1, 2002

|predecessor1 = Chris Vance

|successor1 = Julia Patterson

|state_house2 = Washington

|district2 = 31st

|term_start2 = January 7, 1994

|term_end2 = January 11, 1999

|predecessor2 = Chris Vance

|successor2 = Christopher Hurst

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|12|10}}

|birth_place = Macomb, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Independent (2014–present)

|otherparty = Republican (before 2014)

|spouse = Pauline Thomas

|children = 4

|education = Highline College (attended)
University of Washington (BA)
University of Puget Sound (MBA)

}}

Les S. Thomas (born December 10, 1945) is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Kent City Council since 2004. A member of the Republican Party prior to 2014 and an independent since 2014, he previously served as a member of the King County Council and the Washington House of Representatives.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=89200 |title=Candidate:Les Thomas |publisher=Our Campaigns |accessdate=October 2, 2021}}{{cite web | url= https://www.historylink.org/File/7967 | title= King County Councilmembers, 1969-present | publisher= Historylink | access-date= October 2, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=&c=&c2=&t=173&t2=4&p=&p2=&y= |title=Elections Search Results - State Representative District #31 Position #2}}