Edward Lynn "Ed" Thompson (born November 24, 1950)
is an American insurance agent and politician. He has represented the 29th District in the
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...
since 2013. A member of the
Republican Party, Thompson also serves as an insurance agent with
State Farm since 1982.
Education and career
Thompson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at the
University of Houston
The University of Houston (UH) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the university in Texas with over 47,000 students. Its campus, which is primarily in s ...
, before moving to
Pearland, Texas
Pearland ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Brazoria County, Texas, Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend County, Texas, Fort Bend and Harris County, Texas, Harris counties. The city of Pearland is a principal city ...
. Since then and before becoming a state legislature, he served on the Pearland City Council, the Pearland Economic Development Corporation, the Chairman of the Pearland Chamber, and Trustee of the
Pearland Independent School District
Pearland Independent School District is a school district based in Pearland, Texas, Pearland, Texas, United States.
Pearland ISD serves most of the city of Pearland, the city of Brookside Village, Texas, Brookside Village, and unincorporated ar ...
.
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References
External links
Campaign website
State legislative page
1950 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
University of Houston alumni
People from Pearland, Texas
American businesspeople in insurance
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