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Ed Thompson (Texas)
Ed Thompson (Republican Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 14, 2025.
Thompson (Republican Party) won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 29 outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- Environmental Regulation Committee, Vice Chair
- House Administration Committee
- House Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Environmental Regulation, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environmental Regulation |
| • Land & Resource Management, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Environmental Regulation |
| • Special Purpose Districts |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
Ed Thompson did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Ed Thompson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 29.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Thompson | 100.0 | 13,295 |
| Total votes: 13,295 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson defeated Travis Boldt in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Thompson (R) | 56.7 | 54,594 |
 | Travis Boldt (D) | 43.3 | 41,712 | |
| Total votes: 96,306 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Travis Boldt advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Travis Boldt | 100.0 | 13,105 |
| Total votes: 13,105 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Thompson | 100.0 | 15,725 |
| Total votes: 15,725 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Thompson (R) | 100.0 | 46,810 |
| Total votes: 46,810 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Presley (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
James Presley defeated Dylan Wilde Forbis in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Presley | 59.7 | 4,056 |
 | Dylan Wilde Forbis | 40.3 | 2,735 | |
| Total votes: 6,791 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Ed Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Thompson | 100.0 | 10,607 |
| Total votes: 10,607 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Ed Thompson defeated John T. Floyd in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ed Thompson Incumbent |
61.07% | 44,713 | |
| Democratic | John T. Floyd | 38.93% | 28,505 | |
| Total Votes | 73,218 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
John T. Floyd ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John T. Floyd (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Ed Thompson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ed Thompson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Ed Thompson was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
2012
Thompson won election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 29. Thompson defeated Debra Rosenthal-Ritter in the May 29 Republican primary election and defeated Doug Blatt (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Thompson |
65.5% | 40,642 | |
| Democratic | Doug Blatt | 34.5% | 21,388 | |
| Total Votes | 62,030 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ed Thompson |
67.1% | 7,544 |
| Debra Rosenthal-Ritter | 32.9% | 3,707 |
| Total Votes | 11,251 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ed Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ed Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Thompson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Create Jobs
- Excerpt: "With our national economy struggling, the stakes in the upcoming elections are high. In 2008, America elected a President with no experience in business and no ability to lead us out of this crisis."
- Stop Illegal Immigration
- Excerpt: "Like so many households across Texas, State government had to tighten its belt and cut spending in order to balance the budget. More budget shortfalls are right around the corner. We simply cannot afford to pay welfare benefits or in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants anymore."
- Balanced Budgets & Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "With our economy still unstable, it’s imperative that those we elect to office approach future government budgets from the standpoint of “no new taxes” and “no more debt.”"
- Pro-Gun and Pro-Life
- Excerpt: "Ed is 100% pro-gun and 100% pro-life."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[9] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[10]
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 29 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 29 2013-2025 |
Succeeded by Jeffrey Barry (R) |
