Nancy Thompson (born 1947) is a former
Nebraska state senator from
Papillion, Nebraska in the
Nebraska Legislature. __NOTOC__
Personal life
She was born October 26, 1947, in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota and graduated from
Washington High School in 1965. In 1969 she graduated from
Creighton University and got her master's there in 1982. She is a current or former member of the board of directors for
United Way of the Midlands,
Great Plains Girl Scouts Council, Indian-Chicano Health Center, St. Columbkille Education Foundation, a member of the Greater Omaha Private Industry Council,
League of Women Voters
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, and Papillion-
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* La Vista, Nebraska, a city in Nebraska
* La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia), an historic house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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Schools Foundation board of trustees.
2004 Election
Thompson ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2004, losing to incumbent Rep.
Lee Terry 61%-36%.
State legislature
She was appointed to the legislature on November 26, 1997 to replace
Ron Withem
Ronald Eugene Withem (June 9, 1946 – May 28, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature from the 14th district from 1983 to 1997. He served as Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature from 1993 to 1997. Withem resigned ...
, who had resigned. She was elected in 1998 to represent the 14th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2002. She sat on the Appropriations, Executive Board, and Reference committees as well as being the vice chairperson of the Rules and the chairperson of the Building Maintenance committees. Since Nebraska voters passed Initiative Measure 415 in 2001 limiting state senators to two terms after 2001, she was unable to run for reelection barring a court challenge of the measure.
See also
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Nebraska Legislature
References
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1947 births
Living people
Democratic Party Nebraska state senators
Creighton University alumni
Women state legislators in Nebraska
People from Papillion, Nebraska
21st-century American women