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Thompson, John

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House 2021-2022 (District 67A)

Party when first elected: Independent-No Party Affiliation

Counties Served: Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth:

Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois

Birth County:

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: Black

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul

Occupation (when first elected): Machinist for a school district

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children: Five children; three boys and two girls
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He identifies himself as a black man on his 2020 campaign website.

He was defeated in the 2022 primary for House District 67A.

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Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/2021

Body: House

District: 67A

Elected: 11/3/2020

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Machinist for a school district

Party: Independent-No Party Affiliation Party Notes: His party endorsement in the election was DFL. He left the DFL caucus on September 15, 2021 and will caucus as the Independent Caucus.

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2021 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Agriculture Finance and Policy Minutes
Education Finance Minutes
Higher Education Finance and Policy Minutes
Human Services Finance and Policy: Behavioral Health Policy Division Minutes

Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in primary

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The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.