Richard Thomas Elected Councilman of Mount Vernon, NY, Johnson Edman Advertising

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Richard Thomas Elected Councilman of Mount Vernon, NY

Mount Vernon, NY--- Johnson Edman Advertising was hired by Council Candidate Richard Thomas to work on his branding, events, fundraising and community outreach. The goal for Johnson Edman was to run an unconventional campaign that had a very visible and highly social components across multimedia platforms. The success lead to Richard Thomas winning the Council seat on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by a landslide of 72 percent voter population Mount Vernon, NY. Johnson Edman looks forward to working with the Councilmen Thomas with his future endeavors in order to build a better Mount Vernon in New York State.

Councilmen Thomas, 29, is married and runs his own consulting business. He serves on the board of Amani Public Charter School and volunteers as a Peacekeeper, a group that approaches young people as a violence-reduction effort. Thomas, the city Democrats’ endorsed candidate, is a former regional director for Gov. David Paterson’s regional office in White Plains.

Councilmen Thomas was born in Mount Vernon Hospital, schooled in Mount Vernon public schools including Traphagen, A.B.Davis and Mt. Vernon High School, where he played on the basketball, football and golf teams. His leadership roles in Future Business Leaders of America and the Teen Task Force on Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development have led him to become an active and influential member of the Mount Vernon community. Raised a Christian, his road to results is guided by hard work and faith. Thomas has received numerous awards for his volunteer efforts, including the 2010 Jessie Banks Foundation Humanitarian Award. Today, Thomas “walks his faith” as a Mount Vernon Peacekeeper and mentor for local youth, while balancing his professional career as a small business owner and entrepreneur.

Since an early age, Councilmen Thomas has understood the importance of hard work coupled with a strong set of values. At ten years old, Thomas began caddying; an experience which molded his character and set his moral compass by helping him to develop a deep appreciation for the values that define the man he is today. Nowadays, Thomas serves as the Managing Partner at Rich Capital LLC, a business and political consulting firm servicing downstate New York that has cleared over $10.1 million in sales and created over $2 million in tax savings for clients. Richard is also a founding partner of Deutsch & Thomas Inc., a business planning firm that helped small and medium sized businesses raise $160,000,000 since 2005.

Councilmen Thomas believes that Mount Vernon is an untapped mecca of economic development and job creation within its boarders.

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