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Though he is a Democrat, Thompson broke party ranks in the 2003 gubernatorial primary to support [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate Huntington "Hunt" Downer of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, a former state House Speaker, who finished sixth in the balloting though he had the support of a cross-section of state legislators from both parties.
Though he is a Democrat, Thompson broke party ranks in the 2003 gubernatorial primary to support [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate Huntington "Hunt" Downer of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, a former state House Speaker, who finished sixth in the balloting though he had the support of a cross-section of state legislators from both parties.
In 2005, Francis Thompson was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>New inductions, Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame," Cityofwinnfield.com., accessed August 22, 2009.</ref>[13] He was unopposed for reelecton to the Senate in 2015.
In 2005, Francis Thompson was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.<ref>New inductions, Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame," Cityofwinnfield.com., accessed August 22, 2009.</ref> He was unopposed for reelecton to the Senate in 2015.
In 2017, Thompson successfully introduced legislation to name the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] in honor of the late state Representative Jimmy D. Long, who was among those instrumental in establishment of the institution through Long's chairmanship of the House Education Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/35592915/house-approves-renaming-louisiana-school-for-math-science-and-the-arts/|title=House approves renaming Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts|publisher=KSA-TV|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=July 19, 2019}}</ref>
In 2017, Thompson successfully introduced legislation to name the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] in honor of the late state Representative Jimmy D. Long, who was among those instrumental in establishment of the institution through Long's chairmanship of the House Education Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/35592915/house-approves-renaming-louisiana-school-for-math-science-and-the-arts/|title=House approves renaming Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts|publisher=KSA-TV|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=July 19, 2019}}</ref>