Richard H. Thompson
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
December 7, 1994 – December 6, 2000
Preceded byErnest C. Greenlaw
Succeeded byPhilip Cressey Jr.
Personal details
Born (1947-06-25) June 25, 1947
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBecky
Children2
EducationFramingham State College (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1966–1970
RankStaff Sergeant

Richard H. Thompson (born June 25, 1947)[1][2] is an American politician and former lawyer from Maine.

Education

Thompson is a graduate of Framingham State College and Boston College Law School.[1]

Military service

He served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970 reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant.[3]

He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1981 and the Maine bar in 1982.[3] He was co-founder of the firm Thompson & Peabody in Naples, Maine and also worked with the law firm of Doyle & Nelson in Augusta, Maine.[4][3] In 2000 he founded Capitol Consulting LLC and engaged in lobbying and political consulting.

Political career

A Democrat from Naples, Maine, Thompson served three terms (1994-2000) in the Maine House of Representatives. During his second and third terms, Thompson served as co-chair of the Judiciary Committee. Under his tenure, the Maine Legislature banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation statewide.[5] Thompson was also instrumental in passage of legislation that provided compensation to former students who were abused at the State run Governor Baxter School for the Deaf. In 1998, Thompson voted with the majority in defeating a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide.[6]

Personal life

He has two children with his wife, Becky.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Hubbell, Martindale (December 1992). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (Volume 7 - 1992). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561600212.
  2. ↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Maine, 2001-2007)
  3. 1 2 3 Richard H. Thompson bio
  4. ↑ Richard H. Thompson
  5. ↑ "Passage predicted for state gay rights bill". Portland Press Herald. February 25, 1997. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Maine Lawmakers Reject Bill Allowing Doctor-Assisted Suicides". New York Times. February 12, 1998. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "House Dist 47". Lewiston Sun Journal. November 2, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 25 August 2014.


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