Steve Thompson (Louisiana politician)
Steve D. Thompson | |
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Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 32nd district | |
In office 1988–1996 | |
Preceded by | William B. Atkins |
Succeeded by | Noble Ellington |
Personal details | |
Born | December 15, 1935Louisiana, USA |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
(1) Jeanette H. Thompson (divorced) |
Children |
James W. Thompson |
Alma mater |
Winnsboro High School |
Occupation | Real estate agent |
Steve D. Thompson (born December 15, 1935)[1] is a real estate agent in Winnsboro, Louisiana, who served from 1988 to 1996 in the Louisiana State Senate from District 32,[2] which encompasses all or parts of the seven parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Rapides, and Tensas.[3]
Background
Thompson was a son of Walter T. "Slick" Thompson (1906-1961) and the former Ethel Parks (1910-2009), a native of rural Liddieville in Franklin Parish who spent fifty years as a classroom teacher for the Franklin Parish School Board. The couple is interred at New Winnsboro Cemetery, along with Steve Thompson's brother, William Parks "Billy" Thompson (1939-1998). He has another brother, Tommy Thompson of Shreveport and a sister, Betty Zane Williams of Baton Rouge.[4] Thompson graduated from Winnsboro High School and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[5]
Prior to his real estate business, he was involved in trucking.[6] He received federal farm payments in the amount of $48,802 between 1995 and 2012, an average of less than $3,000 per year.[7]
Thompson's first wife, Jeanette H. Thompson (born March 1934),[1] of Winnsboro was a principal in Thompson Trucking.[6]He has two children, James W. Thompson and Laura Thompson.[8] From his second marriage to Sherrie Hardie Thompson (c. 1953-2014), the daughter of Oliver "Billie" Hardie (1926-2007) and Nell Wyles Hardie (born 1933) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish,[9] Thompson acquired a step-daughter, Tiffany Danielle Foster. Sherrie Thompson was a beauty contest winner, Miss Northwestern State University, and during the 1970s a legislative aide who also worked for then Governor Edwin Edwards and then Louisiana Secretary of State, Paul J. Hardy. Sherrie Thompson is interred along with her father at McFarlen-Gurie Cemetery in Jonesville, where she was reared. The Thompsons were living in Ferriday in Concordia Parish at the time of her death,[10] but Steve Thompson is a registered voter in Precinct 16 in Franklin Parish.[1]
Political life
Thompson unseated his fellow Democrat, William B. Atkins of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, in the 1987 primary election with 21,576 votes (50.27 percent) in a four-candidate field. Atkins trailed with 15,988 (37.3 percent).[11]Thompson won his second term in the 1991 primary with 26,840 votes *63 percent). David I. Patten, a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Catahoula Parish, trailed with 8,694 votes (20.4 percent).[12]
As a senator, Thompson was the chairman of the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee and served as well on the Agriculture and Finance panels.[5]He did not seek a third term in 1995,[13] when Noble Ellington of Winnsboro defeated fellow Democrat Roy Hebron of Ball in northern Rapides Parish to claim the seat.[14]
References
- 1 2 3 "Steve Thompson, December 1935". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2011" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ "List of parishes in Senate District 32". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Ethel Parks Thompson". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "Senator Steve D. Thompson". senate.legis.state.la.us. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "Steve D. Thompson Trucking Company". bizapedia.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Farm Payments". farm.ewg.org. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Jeanette H. Thompson". peoplesearchnow.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Oliver "Billie" Hardie". findagrave.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Sherrie Hardie Thompson". The Natchez Democrat. April 29, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Primary election returns, October 24, 1987". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Primary election returns, October 19, 1991". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Louisiana primary election returns, October 21, 1995". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "General election returns, November 18, 1995". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
Louisiana Senate | ||
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Preceded by William B. Atkins |
Louisiana State Senator from District 32 Steve D. Thompson |
Succeeded by Noble Ellington |