Todd Thomsen

Thomsen was a punter and kicker for the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1985 to 1988 and was part of OU's 1985 national championship team. He graduated with bachelor's degree in 1989."{{cite news | url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=67517 | title=Representative Todd Thomsen (OK)

| publisher=Vote Smart |year=2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}} He currently serves as Coordinator for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Thomsen was elected in 2006 after he won against Democrat Darrell Nemecek by two votes.{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/OK/2006-11-09-state-recount_x.htm | title=State House candidate to seek recount of two-vote loss | publisher=USA Today |date=9 November 2006 | access-date =17 March 2009}}{{cite news | url=http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_315180205.html | title=State Single votes add up to win elections | publisher=Edmond Sun | date=Nov 11, 2006 | access-date=2009-03-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731112218/http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/local_story_315180205.html | archive-date=July 31, 2012 }}{{cite news | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-27774799.html | title=Recount winner sworn in | publisher=Daily Oklahoman |date= Nov 23, 2006 | first= Jennifer| last= Mock| access-date =2009-03-17}} In 2008, Thomsen ran for reelection "in order to continue working to improve education, keep taxes low, and represent conservative values in the Legislature".{{cite news | url=http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_157120247.html | title=Thomsen to run again | publisher=Ada Evening News | date=Jun 5, 2008 | access-date=2009-03-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102000828/http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_157120247.html | archive-date=November 2, 2008 }} He was reelected in November 2008 and served in the House as a member of the House Education Committee, and the chair of the House Higher Education and Career Tech Committee.{{cite news | url=http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/MemberListing.aspx# | title=Oklahoma House of Representatives Listing| publisher=Oklahoma House of Representatives |year=2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}}

He has proposed and supported antievolution resolutions in Oklahoma.{{cite news | url=http://ncse.com/news/2009/03/antievolution-resolutions-introduced-oklahoma-004637 | title=Antievolution resolutions introduced in Oklahoma | publisher=National Center for Science Education |date= March 7, 2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}} In 2009, he gained international attention when he introduced House Resolution 1014 and 1015 on March 9, 2009 opposing University of Oklahoma's invitation of evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins.{{cite news | url=http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_066011126 | title=Dawkins lecture draws thousands at OU | publisher=Norman Transcript |date=March 7, 2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}}{{cite news | url=http://www.newsok.com/darwin-backers-talk-draws-foes/article/3351311 | title=Darwin backer's talk draws foes | publisher=The Oklahoman |date=March 7, 2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}}{{cite news | url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid=20090306_298_0_OLHMIY776958 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914065123/http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid=20090306_298_0_OLHMIY776958 | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 14, 2012 | title=State lawmaker files evolution resolutions | publisher=Tulsa World | date=March 7, 2009 | access-date=2009-03-17 }} Subsequently, Dawkins spoke before a crowd in McCasland Field House at the university about the proposal and said "I am aware that representative Todd Thomsen is not representative of the state of Oklahoma".{{cite news | url=http://richarddawkins.net/article,3646,Richard-Dawkins-at-the-University-of-Oklahoma---Introduction,Richard-Dawkins | title=Richard Dawkins at the University of Oklahoma - Introduction | publisher=Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science |date=March 7, 2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}} With the adjournment of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in May 2009, the Resolutions are presumably dead.{{cite news | url=http://ncse.com/news/2009/05/antievolution-resolutions-dead-oklahoma-004809 | title=Antievolution resolutions dead in Oklahoma | publisher=National Center for Science Education |date=May 22, 2009 | access-date =2009-03-17}}

In March 2009, Thomsen was appointed to the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Advisory Committee whose purpose "is to enhance scientific and engineering research and development conducted at universities in the state and by doing so enhance the success of Oklahoma researchers in federal award competitions through a partnership of higher education institutions, independent research entities, industry and state government."{{cite news | url=http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_068124516.html | title=Thomsen appointed to EPSCoR advisory committee | publisher=Ada Evening News | date=March 9, 2009 | access-date=2009-03-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312083833/http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_068124516.html | archive-date=March 12, 2009 }}

:Results from the Oklahoma State Election Board.[http://www.ok.gov/~elections/06sh.pdf 2006 Election Statistics] and [http://www.ok.gov/~elections/08gen.html 2008 Election Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107232420/http://www.ok.gov/~elections/08gen.html |date=2008-11-07 }} from the Oklahoma State Election Board

Oklahoma House District 25 encompasses much of Pontotoc County and portions of McClain County and Pottawatomie County. The biggest city in the district is Ada, Oklahoma.

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• [http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10HB/HR1014_int.rtf HR1014]
• [http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HR1015_hflr.rtf HR1015]

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