Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin)
| Tommy Thompson | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. Senate, Wisconsin | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Governor of Wisconsin | ||
| 1987-2001 | ||
| Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
| 1966-1987 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| J.D. | University of Wisconsin Law School | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | November 19, 1941 | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Thompson was previously the governor of Wisconsin and served as Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush.[2]
Issues
Tommy outlined his RESTORE plan on his campaign website:[3] "Governor Thompson has announced RESTORE policy initiatives that tackle our country’s most pressing economic issues, including:
- Tackling our burgeoning debt through entitlement and budget reform;
- Repealing Obamacare and replacing it with market-based solutions;
- Boosting our economy through tax simplification and reduction;
- Reforming our budget process and cutting wasteful spending, such as excessive federal worker pay; and
- Enacting a pro-growth energy policy."
Elections
2012
Thompson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Wisconsin. He ran on the Republican ticket,[4] having defeated Mark Neumann, Jeff Fitzgerald, and Eric Hovde in the August 14 Republican primary.[5] He lost to Tammy Baldwin (D) in the general election.[1]
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012 detailing the 8 races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[6] The seat, rated a toss-up, was one that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believed could be decided by the party's nomination. The articles believed Thompson would have a significant edge in the general election.[6] According to the article, "Given the current state of these toss ups, it’s not a stretch to think that a Thompson victory in Wisconsin could end up giving Republicans their 51st Senate seat."[6]
Two democratic political action committees, Majority PAC and Women Vote! spent money running ads against Hovde and Thompson. Majority PAC spent $370,000 and Women Vote! spent $420,000. Overall, $3.4 million were spent by outside groups about Republican candidates in the senate primary race.[7]
| U.S. Senate, Wisconsin, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tammy Baldwin |
51.5% | 1,544,274 | |
| Republican | Tommy Thompson | 45.9% | 1,377,253 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Kexel | 2.1% | 61,904 | |
| Independent | Nimrod Allen III | 0.5% | 16,326 | |
| Total Votes | 2,999,757 | |||
| Source: Wyoming Secretary of State "Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Polls
| Tammy Baldwin vs. Tommy Thompson | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Rasmussen Reports (November 2, 2012 | Rasmussen Poll (October 28,2012) | Quinnipiac University (August 23,2012) | Rasmussen Poll (August 15, 2012) | Rasmussen Poll (July 25, 2012) | Average | ||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 48% | 48% | 50% | 54% | 41% | 48.2% | ||||||||
| Tammy Baldwin | 48% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 48% | 46% | ||||||||
| Another Candidate | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | ||||||||
| Not sure | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3.8% | ||||||||
| Number polled | 750 | 500 | 1,190 | 500 | 500 | 688 | ||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-4 | +/-4.5% | +/-2.8% | +/-4.5% | +/-4.5% | 4.06% | ||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Campaign donors
2012
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are Thompson's reports.[8]
| Tommy Thompson Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[9] | March 31, 2012 | $539,712.26 | $6,680,012.46 | $(428,610.53) | $779,114.19 | ||||
| July Quarterly[10] | June 30, 2012 | $779,114.19 | $827,887.45 | $(865,382.80) | $741,618.84 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $7,507,899.91 | $(1,293,993.33) | ||||||||
Personal
Thompson is married with three children and eight grandchildren.[11]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN "Wisconsin Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
- ↑ Campaign website "Bio"
- ↑ Campaign website "Issues"
- ↑ Hudson, WI Patch "Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson Files Senate Papers With Federal Election Commission," Accessed January 6, 2012
- ↑ WISN Primary Results
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Center for Politics "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ iWatch News "Outside spending helps make Wisconsin Senate primary a tossup" Accessed August 16, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "Tommy Thompson's Summary Report," Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "April Quaterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission "July Quarterly" Accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website "Bio"
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