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.
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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]
richard, thompson, maine, politician, other, people, named, richard, thompson, richard, thompson, disambiguation, richard, thompson, born, june, 1947, american, politician, former, lawyer, from, maine, richard, thompsonmember, maine, house, representatives, fr. For other people named Richard Thompson see Richard Thompson disambiguation Richard H Thompson born June 25 1947 1 2 is an American politician and former lawyer from Maine Richard H ThompsonMember of the Maine House of Representatives from the 47th districtIn office December 7 1994 December 6 2000Preceded byErnest C GreenlawSucceeded byPhilip Cressey Jr Personal detailsBorn 1947 06 25 June 25 1947 age 76 Political partyDemocraticSpouseBeckyChildren2EducationFramingham State College BA Boston College JD Military serviceBranch serviceUnited States Air ForceYears of service1966 1970RankStaff Sergeant Contents 1 Education 2 Military service 3 Legal career 4 Political career 5 Personal life 6 ReferencesEducation editThompson is a graduate of Framingham State College and Boston College Law School 1 Military service editHe served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970 reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant 3 Legal career editHe was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1981 and the Maine bar in 1982 3 He was co founder of the firm Thompson amp Peabody in Naples Maine and also worked with the law firm of Doyle amp Nelson in Augusta Maine 4 3 In 2000 he founded Capitol Consulting LLC and engaged in lobbying and political consulting Political career editA 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 editHe has two children with his wife Becky 7 References edit a b Hubbell Martindale December 1992 Martindale Hubbell Law Directory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Volume 7 1992 Martindale Hubbell ISBN 9781561600212 United States Public Records 1970 2009 Maine 2001 2007 a b c Richard H Thompson bio Richard H Thompson Passage predicted for state gay rights bill Portland Press Herald February 25 1997 Retrieved 25 August 2014 Maine Lawmakers Reject Bill Allowing Doctor Assisted Suicides New York Times February 12 1998 Retrieved 25 August 2014 House Dist 47 Lewiston Sun Journal November 2 1994 p 28 Retrieved 25 August 2014 nbsp This article about a Maine politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Thompson Maine politician amp oldid 1127850365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
