Thomas said she did any political work in her spare time and in 2004 she took a multimonth leave of absence to "recharge her batteries."
It was reported that Thomas was interested in becoming United States Ambassador to Haiti if Kerry had won the 2004 presidential election.
As a part of Thomas' official duties as secretary of state, she was charged with accepting McGreevey's resignation in November 2004.
Thomas left office in January 2006 when her four-year constitutionally mandated term expired.
Thomas was promoted to director of community engagement, while continuing her current role as political department senior adviser in 2014.