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'''Ed Thompson''' (born | '''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 was the subject of the documentary ''A Remarkable Man''. | Ed Thompson was the subject of the documentary ''A Remarkable Man''. | ||
On | On April 5, [[2005]], 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 | Thompson was sworn in on April 15, [[2005]] and will serve two years on the Tomah city council. | ||
==Electoral history== | ==Electoral history== | ||