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'''Jefferson Rowe "Jeff" Thompson''' (born c. 1964) is a lawyer in Bossier City, [[Louisiana]], who is a judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he formerly served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 8 from 2012 to 2015.

'''Jefferson Rowe "Jeff" Thompson''' (born c. 1964) is a lawyer in Bossier City, [[Louisiana]], who is a judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District. A [[Republican Party|Republican]] born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], he formerly served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 8 from 2012 to 2015.

Thompson was elected to the House in 2011, when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane H. Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican, Duke Lowrie, 4,991 (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of [[Shreveport]] for the Senate seat vacated by Republican B. L. "Buddy" Shaw, who like Smith is a former educator.

Thompson was elected to the House in 2011, when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane H. Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican, Duke Lowrie, 4,991 (56.8 percent) to 3,803 (43.3 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref> Smith, meanwhile, was defeated by the Republican businessman [[Barrow Peacock]] of [[Shreveport]] for the Senate seat vacated by Republican B. L. "Buddy" Shaw, who like Smith is a former educator.