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[[Image:Ed Thompson 39 big.jpg|thumb|Mayor Thompson at his desk in 2001]] | <BR/> | ||
'''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 | [[Image:Ed Thompson 39 big.jpg|thumb|320px|Mayor Thompson at his desk in 2001]] | ||
'''Ed Thompson''' ({{Event|year=1944|event=Birth|notes=Mayor and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate}} - {{Event|year=2011|event=Death|notes=Mayor and 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]], 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''. | ||