[2][3] He was later appointed by Governor Ronnie Musgrove to serve as a board member on the Strategic Economic Development and Planning Committee.
[3] As of 2010, he is the chairman of the board of directors for Bountiful Blessings Broadcasting, Incorporated, which hosts the local radio station WBBP.
[4] In 2012, legislative redistricting occurred, leading Thomas to run for election against Sen. Buck Clarke for the 22nd district in 2015, which he lost by eight points.
[1] He has served as a former board member for the American Public Power Association and the National Development Foundation for Jackson State University.
He is a board member for the Yazoo County Fellowship of Christian Athletes, vice president for the D.W. Wilburn Scholarship Foundation, and the senior deacon for Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church.