Alan Thompson | |
Office: | Chief Clerk of the Washington House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 12, 1987 |
Term End: | December 31, 1993 |
Predecessor: | Denny Heck |
Successor: | Marilyn Showalter |
State Senate1: | Washington |
District1: | 18th |
Predecessor1: | Don Talley |
Successor1: | Joe Tanner |
State House2: | Washington |
District2: | 18th |
Predecessor2: | H. D. Hadley |
Successor2: | Oliver Ristuben |
Birth Name: | Alan Craig Thompson |
Birth Date: | 17 May 1927 |
Birth Place: | Geneva, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Newspaper publisher |
Spouse: | Barbara |
Alan Craig Thompson (May 17, 1927 – July 28, 2019) was an American politician and journalist in the state of Washington.[1] He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1965 to 1982 and the Washington State Senate from 1982 to 1986, as a Democrat. He was appointed to the Senate in November 1982 to replace the deceased Don Talley. He was also the Chief Clerk of the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993.[2] [3]