Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate / Former Senator from Tennessee
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Bio
In his first campaign for public office, Thompson was elected by the people of Tennessee in 1994 to the remaining two years of an unexpired Senate term. When he was returned for a full term in 1996, he received more votes than any previous candidate for any office in Tennessee history. He won two elections in two years by more than twenty points each. Senator Thompson retired from the Senate in 2002, having served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and a member of the Senate committee on Finance.
In his time in the Senate, Thompson focused on issues such as reducing taxes, curbing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and eliminating government waste, fraud and abuse.
Since his retirement from the Senate, Thompson has returned to acting and plays Arthur Branch on the NBC series "Law and Order." In addition, Thompson was named by President Bush as an informal advisor to Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, moving his nomination through the Senate. Thompson can be heard on ABC News Radio where he serves as a host, commentator, and fill-in for Paul Harvey.
Thompson is married. He has four children and five grandchildren.
Links
- [Official Site] Friends of Fred Thompson
- [Blog] Fred File
- [MySpace] Fred Thompson on MySpace
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