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{{Infobox Person | |||
|name = Ed Thompson | |||
|name-first = Ed | |||
|name-last = Thompson | |||
|image = Ed Thompson 39 big.jpg | |||
|image-size = 250px | |||
|image-caption = Mayor Thompson at his desk in 2001 | |||
|office = Tomah, Wisconsin | |||
|title = Mayor | |||
|term-start = April 15, 2008 | |||
|term-end = April 20, 2010 | |||
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|birth-date = December 25, 1944 | |||
|birth-place = Elroy, Wisconsin, USA | |||
|death-date = {{Death date and age|2011|10|22|1944|12|25}} | |||
|death-place = Tomah, Wisconsin, USA | |||
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|party = [[Libertarian Party]] | |||
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'''Allan Edward "Ed" Thompson''' (December 25, 1944—October 22, 2011) was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in {{Event|year=2002|event=Candidate|notes=Governor of Wisconsin}}. He received 11% of the vote. He was elected mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin in April, {{Event|year=2000|event=Elected|notes=mayor of Tomah WI}} with 58% of the vote, and again in April, {{Event|year=2008|event=Elected|notes=mayor of Tomah WI}}. His older brother, [[Tommy Thompson]], was previously Governor of Wisconsin, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and has announced his intention to run for President of the United States in 2008. He also came within 1% of winning a state senate seat in 2010. | |||
Ed Thompson was the subject of the documentary ''A Remarkable Man''. | Ed Thompson was the subject of the documentary ''A Remarkable Man''. | ||
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Thompson was sworn in on April 15, 2005 and served two years on the Tomah city council. | Thompson was sworn in on April 15, 2005 and served two years on the Tomah city council. | ||
==Electoral | ==Electoral History== | ||
*'''2002 Race for Governor''' | *'''2002 Race for Governor''' | ||
**Jim Doyle (D), 45% | **Jim Doyle (D), 45% | ||
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|before=[[Jim Mueller]] | |||
|years=[[2002]] | |||
|after=[[Terry Virgil]]<BR/>(for Lt Governor) | |||
|title=[[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin]] [[Governor|Gubernatorial Candidate]] | |||
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== External | == External Links == | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090315073509/http://www.edthompson.com/ Ed Thompson for Governor] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20090315073509/http://www.edthompson.com/ Ed Thompson for Governor] | ||
* [http://www.lp.org/ US Libertarian Party web site] | * [http://www.lp.org/ US Libertarian Party web site] | ||
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* [http://libertarianstrategymonthly.com/2011/10/22/ed-thompson-passes-away/ Obituary at Libertarian Strategy Monthly] | * [http://libertarianstrategymonthly.com/2011/10/22/ed-thompson-passes-away/ Obituary at Libertarian Strategy Monthly] | ||
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