Tommy Thompson, Arkansas

Tommy Thompson
Arkansas House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$15,869/year
Per diem	$136/day
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Personal
Profession	Retired
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website

Tommy Thompson is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 65 since 2013. Thompson previously represented the 60th district from 2011 to 2013.

Thompson is retired.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2013
• Legislative Council
• Revenue and Taxation
• Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development
• Rules

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Thompson served on these committees:

Arkansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• City, County and Local Affairs
• Public Transportation
• Rules

Elections

2012

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Thompson ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 65. Thompson ran unopposed in the May 22 Democratic primary and defeated Jeff Croswell (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 65, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tommy Thompson Incumbent	57%	5,858
	Republican	Jeff Croswell	43%	4,426
Total Votes				10,284

2010

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Thompson defeated Al Garrett, Jr. in the May 18 primary. He then defeated Brent Murphy in the November 2 general election.

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 60 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Tommy Thompson (D)		4,438
Brent Murphy (R)		3,714

Arkansas House of Representatives, District 60 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Tommy Thompson (D)		2,921
Al Garrett, Jr. (D)		1,474

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

Arkansas House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Tommy Thompson, Arkansas's campaign in 2010
DBH Management Consultants	$4,000
Thompson, Tommy	$3,100
Koontz Electric Co	$2,500
Arkansas Democratic Party	$2,500
Arkansas Health Care Association	$2,000
Total Raised in 2010	$54,815

Recent news

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Tommy Thompson News Feed

• Will Atlanta Falcons Undrafted Free Agents Make the Roster? - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
• NRA money and power influenced Senate gun vote - Whittier Daily News
• Why Would Anyone Ever Want to Run for Congress? - The Atlantic
• Community Corner April 20 - Log Cabin Democrat

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Tracy Pennartz (D)	Arkansas House District 65 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Johnny Hoyt	Arkansas House District 60 2011–2013	Succeeded by James Ratliff (D)

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