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'''Ed Thompson''' was the [[United States Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of [[Wisconsin]] in [[2002]]. He won 11% of the vote. He was elected mayor of [[Tomah, Wisconsin]] in April, [[2000]] with 58% of the vote. His older brother, [[Tommy Thompson]], was previously [[Governor of Wisconsin]] and is now the outgoing [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]]. | '''Ed Thompson''' was the [[United States Libertarian Party]] candidate for Governor of [[Wisconsin]] in [[2002]]. He won 11% of the vote. He was elected mayor of [[Tomah, Wisconsin]] in April, [[2000]] with 58% of the vote. His older brother, [[Tommy Thompson]], was previously [[Governor of Wisconsin]] and is now the outgoing [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]]. | ||
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 Wisconsin Libertarian Party, 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 Wisconsin Libertarian Party, and was actually planning to take a break from politics. | ||
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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 will serve two years on the Tomah city council. | ||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.edthompson.com/ Ed Thompson web site] | |||
* [http://www.lp.org/ US Libertarian Party web site] | |||
[[Category:Libertarians|Thompson, Ed]] |
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