Thomas Howell Slade Jr. (March 13, 1936 – October 20, 2014) was an American politician, legislator, lobbyist, and businessman.

[1][4][5] He later changed parties to become a Republican in 1964 and ran successfully for the Florida State Senate in the 1966 general election.

"[1] He developed a computer program that would analyze voter rolls to target individuals in an innovative approach.

[7] He died of heart failure in Orange Park, Florida, on October 20, 2014, at the age of 78.

A Lifetime of Tales and a Political Primer was published in 2016 as the result of a collaboration with Tom and Peggy Fryer.