Mike Thompson (Kansas representative)
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Distinguish|Mike Thompson (Kansas senator)}}
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Mike Thompson is an American politician from the Kansas Republican Party. He has been a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing District 33 since January 9, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Mike Thompson (Kansas state representative) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Thompson_(Kansas_state_representative) |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Career
Prior to joining the Kansas House, Thompson served in the U.S. Navy with SEAL Team Two, then later in the U.S. Army as Command Chaplain for the 82nd Airborne, 7th Special Forces Group, and Delta Force.
As a civilian, Thompson has served as a police officer and ministered as a chaplain in five different hospitals. In his career, he also worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and owned a welding shop.{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael |date=2022-07-15 |title=Kansas House candidate Mike Thompson – not the one you think – is a new voice of experience for Wyandotte County |url=https://heartlandernews.com/2022/07/15/kansas-house-candidate-mike-thompson-not-the-one-you-think-is-a-new-voice-of-experience-for-wyandotte-county/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=The Heartlander |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://thompsonforkansashouse.com/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Thompson for Kansas House |language=en-US}}
Politics
In the 2022 Kansas House election, Thompson defeated Democratic candidate Bill Hutton and Libertarian candidate Stephanie Barton by a vote of 51.4% to 45.8% to 2.8% respectively.{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Scott |date=November 8, 2022 |title=2022 Kansas General Election Results |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2024 |website=Kansas Secretary of State}}
In the Kansas House of Representatives, Thompson serves on the committees for Veterans and Military, Financial Institutions and Pensions, Corrections and Juvenile Justice, and Taxation.{{Cite web |title=Representative Mike Thompson {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature |url=https://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_thompson_mike_1/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=kslegislature.org}}
References
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External links
- [https://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_thompson_mike_1/ Page] at the Kansas Legislature
- [https://thompsonforkansashouse.com/ Campaign website]
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