Career
A Democrat from Naples, Maine, Thompson served three terms (1994-2000) in the Maine House of Representatives. During his second term, Thompson served as co-chair of the Judiciary Committee. Under his tenure, the Maine Legislature banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation statewide.
In 1998, Thompson voted with the majority in defeating a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide.
Thompson is a graduate of Framingham State College and Boston College Law School.
