Chris Thomason
{{short description|American politician}}
{{distinguish|Chris Thomasson}}
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| name = Chris Thomason
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| state2 = Arkansas
| state_house2 = Arkansas
| district2 = 3rd
| term_start2 = January 2003
| term_end2 = January 2007
| predecessor2 =Cecile Bledsoe
| successor2 = David "Bubba" Powers
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| office1 = Prosecuting Attorney for the Eighth North Judicial Circuit of Arkansas
| term_start1 = January 1, 2007
| term_end1 = August 1, 2008
| office = Chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
| term_start = August 1, 2008
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| party = Democratic
| birth_name = Steven Christopher Thomason[https://www.martindale.com/hope/arkansas/steven-christopher-thomason-2097796-a/ Steven Christopher Thomason]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|12|30}}Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
| birth_place = Bowie County, Texas
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| education = University of Arkansas at Little Rock (BA, JD)
| occupation = School Administrator
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Steven Christopher Thomason (born December 30, 1972) is an American lawyer, former Arkansas state representative, former prosecutor, former chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, and current UA System Vice President for Planning and Development. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Personal life and education
He is the son of Harland E. and Suzanne Cox Thomason.
He graduated from Hope High School in Hope, Arkansas in 1991.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1995 and a Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 1998.{{cite web|title=Chancellor Chris Thomason|url=http://www.uasys.edu/leadership/chancellors-and-directors/chancellor-chris-thomason/|publisher=University of Arkansas System|accessdate=19 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004065701/http://www.uasys.edu/leadership/chancellors-and-directors/chancellor-chris-thomason/|archivedate=4 October 2013}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20191222150354/https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/local-news/uaht-chancellor-named-hempstead-county-educator-of-the-year/ UAHT Chancellor named Hempstead County Educator of the Year (March 13, 2018)]
Career
Thomason practiced law in Hope in 1998 and later became a member of the Wright, Burke, Thomason and Graham Law Firm until the end of 2002. In 2003, he opened his own private practice law office in Hope.
He served as the deputy prosecuting attorney for Arkansas's 8th Judicial Circuit North from 1999-2002, and served as the prosecuting attorney from 2006-2008. In between his two stints as a prosecutor, he served two terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives (2003-2007). Thomason became chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope in 2008.
Thomason has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Arkansas's 4th congressional district and for governor.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Joshua|title=Farm Team: Arkansas Has Deep Democratic Bench but Few Opportunities|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/farm_team_arkansas_has_deep_democratic_bench_but_few_opportunities-222901-1.html|accessdate=19 September 2013|newspaper=Roll Call|date=6 March 2013}}{{cite news|last=Lyon|first=John|title=McDaniel's Departure Leaves Arkansas Governor's Race Wide Open|url=http://swtimes.com/sections/news/politics/mcdaniel%E2%80%99s-departure-leaves-arkansas-governor%E2%80%99s-race-wide-open.html|accessdate=19 September 2013|newspaper=Arkansas News Bureau|date=27 January 2013}}
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Category:People from Bowie County, Texas
Category:University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumni
Category:William H. Bowen School of Law alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly