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[[Image:Ed Thompson 39 big.jpg|thumb|Mayor Thompson at his desk in 2001]] | [[Image:Ed Thompson 39 big.jpg|thumb|Mayor Thompson at his desk in 2001]] | ||
'''Ed Thompson''' ( | '''Ed Thompson''' ({{Event|year=1944|event=Birth|notes=Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate}} - {{Event|year=2011|event=Death|notes=Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate}}) 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[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''. | ||
On April 5, | On April 5, {{Event|year=2005|event=Elected|notes=city council of Tomah WI}}, Ed Thompson won an unexpected victory in the city council election in Tomah, Wisconsin. | ||
It was unexpected because Thompson wasn't running for the position. He had recently decided not to run for re-election for his position as chairman of the [[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin]], and was actually planning to take a break from politics. | It was unexpected because Thompson wasn't running for the position. He had recently decided not to run for re-election for his position as chairman of the [[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin]], and was actually planning to take a break from politics. | ||
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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, | Thompson was sworn in on April 15, 2005 and served two years on the Tomah city council. | ||
==Electoral history== | ==Electoral history== | ||