Richard "Rick" Thompson (born October 2, 1952) is a former
Democratic member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.
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, representing the 17th District since 2000. He served as Speaker of the House from January 2007 to June 2013. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1981 through 1983. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of West Virginia in 2011, coming in second place behind acting Governor
Earl Ray Tomblin
Earl Ray Tomblin (born March 15, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of West Virginia from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the West Virginia Senate from 1980 to 2011 and as pres ...
. Thompson resigned from the House of Delegates in June 2013 after being appointed by Tomblin to serve as West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Assistance. Resigned as Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs to Run for Wayne County Sheriff. Currently serving as Sherriff of Wayne County.
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Thompson holds degrees from ]Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...
and West Virginia University College of Law
The West Virginia University College of Law is the professional school for the study of law at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The law school was established in 1878 as the first professional school in the s ...
.
References
External links
West Virginia Legislature - Delegate Richard Thompson
Speaker biography
''official government websites''
Rick Thompson for West Virginia
''official campaign site''
Project Vote Smart - Representative Richard Thompson (WV)
profile
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campaign contributions
1952 births
Living people
Marshall University alumni
People from Louisa, Kentucky
People from Wayne County, West Virginia
Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia lawyers
West Virginia University College of Law alumni
21st-century American politicians
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