Anthony Thompson

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Anthony Thompson
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Cornell College, 2000

Ph.D

Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2012

Personal
Birthplace
Des Moines, Iowa
Profession
Farmer and small business owner
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Anthony Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Brian Lohse defeated Anthony Thompson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Lohse
Brian Lohse (R)
 
64.6
 
12,827
Image of Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.2
 
6,998
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
40

Total votes: 19,865
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Anthony Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson Candidate Connection
 
99.3
 
563
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
4

Total votes: 567
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Brian Lohse advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Lohse
Brian Lohse
 
97.8
 
630
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
14

Total votes: 644
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Anthony Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thompson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Tony Thompson was raised on the family's century farm near Elkhart. Tony believes in working hard to meet the needs of today, while providing a foundation for future generation to also have the opportunity to thrive.
  • Public education is critical to our long-term success. We must appropriately fund our public schools and the Area Education Agencies that support them.
  • We need to build our economy from the community up, in large part to get away from the "too big to fail" dilemma. We do this by supporting small businesses. We do this by diversifying our agricultural landscape and markets. We do this by supporting good-paying jobs, because when we have a strong middle class we keep dollars circulating within our state. We do this by implementing policy that encourages competitive markets to work.
  • We must protect our natural environment: our water, our soil, our forests. These natural resources provide for our sustenance and our recreation.
All areas that impact our citizens today and tomorrow, especially public education, agriculture, and the environment.
A government that is of, by, and for its people must listen to its people. Meeting with us and understanding the issues that affect us is necessary, but not enough. It also requires leaders who can empathize with us, while also standing strong in the face of pressure from outside interests.
The space shuttle Challenger explosion occurred when I was in 2nd grade. While I did not fully understand what was happening at the time, I vividly remember the response of our classroom teachers and how they were affected by the tragedy.

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Campaign finance summary


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Anthony Thompson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Iowa House of Representatives District 45Lost general$36,493 $28,347
Grand total$36,493 $28,347
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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