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'''Jefferson Rowe Thompson''', known as '''Jeff Thompson''' (born March 10, 1965), 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 in Bossier Parish from 2012 to 2015.

'''Jefferson Rowe Thompson''', known as '''Jeff Thompson''' (born March 10, 1965), 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 in Bossier Parish 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 and [[conservative]] 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]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

Thompson was elected to the House in 2011, when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane Holland Smith, also of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate. Thompson defeated fellow Republican and [[conservative]] 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]] of [[Shreveport]], who like Smith was an educator.

   

   

In 2008, Thompson was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Louisiana's 4th congressional district. The seat opened when the incumbent Jim McCrery stepped down to become a [[lobbyist]]. Thompson ran third in the primary, and the position eventually went to the Republican physician and businessman [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].

In 2008, Thompson was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Louisiana's 4th congressional district. The seat opened when the incumbent Jim McCrery stepped down to become a [[lobbyist]]. Thompson ran third in the primary, and the position eventually went to the Republican physician and businessman [[John Fleming]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]].