Jim Thompson (Oregon politician) explained

Jim Thompson
State House:	Oregon
District:	23rd^[1]
Term Start:	January 2009
Term End:	January 2015
Predecessor:	Brian Boquist
Successor:	Mike Nearman
State House3:	Oregon
District3:	23rd
Term Start3:	2004
Term End3:	January 2005
Predecessor3:	Lane Shetterly
Successor3:	Brian Boquist
Birth Place:	Lincoln County, Oregon
Nationality:	American
Party:	Independent Party of Oregon
Alma Mater:	Western Oregon University Oregon State University

Jim Thompson^[2] (born in Lincoln County, Oregon) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 23 from 2009 to 2015. Thompson served non-consecutively in the seat from his appointment in 2004 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lane Shetterly until January 2005. In September 2015, Thompson registered with the Independent Party of Oregon to run again for District 23.^[3]

Education

Thompson attended Western Oregon University and Oregon State University.

Elections

• 2004 Thompson ran in the five-way May 18, 2004 Republican Primary but took second to Brian Boquist,^[4] Boquist won the three-way November 2, 2004 General election and served in the seat until 2009.
• 2008 When Republican Representative Boquist ran for Oregon Senate and left the District 23 seat open, Thompson won the May 20, 2008 Republican Primary with 4,137 votes (61.4%),^[5] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 15,878 votes (57.4%) against Democratic nominee Jason Brown,^[6] who had run for the seat in 2006.
• 2010 Thompson was unopposed for the May 18, 2010, Republican primary, winning with 5,387 votes,^[7] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 16,371 votes (68.0%) against Democratic nominee Wesley West,^[8] who had lost the 2008 Democratic Primary to Jason Brown.
• 2012 Thompson was unopposed for the May 15, 2012, Republican primary, winning with 5,039 votes,^[9] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 17,864 votes (59.1%) against Democratic nominee Ross Swartzendruber and Pacific Green Party candidate Alex Polikoff.^[10]
• 2014 Thompson was defeated in the May 20, 2014, Republican primary, losing to Mike Nearman, a software engineer from Independence. The Oregonian identified the incumbent's defeat as an example of a more conservative Republican challenger ousting a relative moderate, noting Thompson's support for same-sex marriage as an issue that inflamed conservatives.^[11]

External links

• Official page at the Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Jim Thompson . . . December 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220013251/http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/thompson . December 20, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Jim Thompson's Biography . . December 19, 2013 . November 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102064143/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46364/jim-thompson . live .
3. Web site: Mapes. Jeff. Former State Rep. Jim Thompson eyes comeback as Independent Party candidate. OregonLive. Advance Publications. 20 April 2016. 11 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611143106/http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/09/former_state_rep_jim_thompson.html. live.
4. Web site: May 18, 2004, Primary Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 12 . December 19, 2013 . August 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821211608/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873505 . live .
5. Web site: May 20, 2008, Primary Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 12 . December 19, 2013 . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223539/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873621 . live .
6. Web site: November 4, 2008, General Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 5 . December 19, 2013 . September 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904091529/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873598 . live .
7. Web site: May 18, 2010, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 12 . December 19, 2013 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008150336/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873663 . live .
8. Web site: November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 5 . December 19, 2013 . December 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202182926/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642 . live .
9. Web site: May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes . . Salem, Oregon . 10 . December 19, 2013 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 . live .
10. Web site: November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 15 . December 19, 2013 . October 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 . live .
11. News: Jim Thompson loses House seat in GOP face-off against Mike Nearman (election results). The Oregonian. Yuxing. Zheng. May 20, 2014. February 2, 2015. February 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203094246/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/jim_thompson_vs_mike_nearman.html. live.