Ed Thompson
Ed Thompson (born December 25, 1944, in Elroy, Wisconsin) is the Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin. He was also the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2002, and received 11% of the vote in that race. He was elected to his first term as mayor of Tomah in April, 2000, with 58% of the vote. He was again elected mayor of Tomah on April 1, 2008, by nearly a 2 to 1 margin against the incumbent, Charles Ludeking.[1] His older brother, Tommy Thompson, was previously Governor of Wisconsin and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is the owner of the Tee-Pee supper club, a restaurant in Tomah. Ed Thompsan also has a son, who teaches Algebra at Tomah high school
He was the subject of the documentary A Remarkable Man.[2]
On April 5, 2005, Thompson won an unexpected victory in the city council election in Tomah, Wisconsin. Thompson wasn't running for the position and was, unbeknownst to him, the subject of a write-in campaign. He would receive 31 of 34 votes. His "opponent", John Buick, received one vote from Thompson himself. Thompson initially declined to accept the position, but later reconsidered. He was sworn in on April 15, 2005, and served two years on the Tomah city council.
Thompson was sworn in to office for his second (non-consecutive) term as mayor of Tomah on April 15, 2008.[3]
Electoral history
2002 Race for Governor
- Jim Doyle (D), 45%
- Scott McCallum (R) (inc.), 41%
- Ed Thompson (Lib.), 11%
2008 Race for Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin
- Charles Ludeking (I) 494
- Ed Thompson 970
References
- ↑ "Voters Elect New Tomah Mayor". WKBT.com. 2008-04-02. http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8108506. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ↑ Capozzi, Robert (2006-06-20). "Review: A Remarkable Man". The Free Liberal. http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/002125.html.
- ↑ Medinger, Paul. "New officials to be sworn in Tuesday". 2008-04-15. http://www.tomahjournal.com/articles/2008/04/15/news/00lead.txt. Retrieved 2008-04-15.