William Thompson (Michigan)
William Thompson (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 36. He lost in the special Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
William Thompson was born in Rochester, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army from 2006 to 2009. Thompson earned an associate degree from Macomb Community College in 2015. He earned a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights University in 2019.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
Terence Mekoski defeated James Diez in the special general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terence Mekoski (R) | 59.6 | 7,834 |
 | James Diez (D)  | 40.4 | 5,316 | |
| Total votes: 13,150 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
James Diez advanced from the special Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Diez | 100.0 | 3,766 |
| Total votes: 3,766 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36
Terence Mekoski defeated Sylvia Grot, William Thompson, and Grant Golasa in the special Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 36 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terence Mekoski | 39.5 | 3,443 |
| Sylvia Grot | 35.7 | 3,115 | ||
 | William Thompson | 20.3 | 1,768 | |
| Grant Golasa | 4.6 | 399 | ||
| Total votes: 8,725 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stan Grot (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Thompson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thompson's responses.
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I have lived locally for over 30 years and have small business experience. Most recently, I've worked as a paid-on-call Firefighter EMT for the Bruce-Romeo Fire Department and work for a Tier 1 automotive supplier as a Process Engineer. I am a US Army veteran who served in Iraq, followed by the Army Reserve, and was discharged honorably .
I enjoy the outdoors, hunting, and spending time with my wife, Stephanie and daughter, Hazel. I'm a member of, and serve on the Elder Board of Addison Township Community Church.- Freedom
- Accountability
- Less Government
- Improve the current state of politics in Michigan
- Promote a smaller and more manageable government
- Be accessible to citizens with concerns
- Government transparency
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 20, 2022
