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'''Ed Thompson''' (born December 25, [[1944]] in Elroy, Wisconsin) was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in [[2002]].  He received 11% of the vote.  He was elected mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin in April, [[2000]] with 58% of the vote.  His older brother, Tommy Thompson[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
'''Ed Thompson''' ([[1944]] - [[2011]] was the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in [[2002]].  He received 11% of the vote.  He was elected mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin in April, [[2000]] with 58% of the vote.  His older brother, Tommy Thompson[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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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"I received just a deluge of phone calls, asking me to reconsider. And when I thought about all the people who don't get involved in politics, and how often I've told people they really should get involved in local politics, I had to say yes."
"I received just a deluge of phone calls, asking me to reconsider. And when I thought about all the people who don't get involved in politics, and how often I've told people they really should get involved in local politics, I had to say yes."


Thompson was sworn in on April 15, [[2005]] and will serve 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 history==
==Electoral history==
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* [http://www.lpwi.org/ State of Wisconsin Libertarian Party Website]
* [http://www.lpwi.org/ State of Wisconsin Libertarian Party Website]
* [http://www.remarkableman.com/ 'A Remarkable Man' documentary about Ed Thompson]
* [http://www.remarkableman.com/ 'A Remarkable Man' documentary about Ed Thompson]
* [http://libertarianstrategymonthly.com/2011/10/22/ed-thompson-passes-away/ Obituary at Libertarian Strategy Monthly]




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