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|name=Fred Thompson

|name=Fred Thompson

|image=FredThompson.jpg

|image=Fred_thompson.jpg‎

|party=[[Republican]]

|party=[[Republican]]

|spouse=Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey (1959-1985), [[Jeri Kehn]] (2002-Present)

|spouse=Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey (1959-1985)<br/>[[Jeri Kehn]] (2002-Present)

|religion=Church of Christ

|religion=Church of Christ

|offices=

|offices=

|terms=December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003

|terms=December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003

|preceded=[[Harlan Mathews]]

|preceded=[[Harlan Mathews]]

|former=y

|former=n

|succeeded=[[Lamar Alexander]]

|succeeded=[[Lamar Alexander]]

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'''Freddie Dalton Thompson''', born August 19, 1942 (age {{age|1942|8|19}}), in Sheffield, [[Alabama]], is an [[United States of America|American]] lawyer, actor and former [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senate|senator]] from [[Tennessee]]. He is married to attorney Jeri Kehn, a political and media consultant, with whom he has two children. He ran for the Republican Party nomination for the Presidency of the United States in 2007, but dropped out of the race on Jan 22nd 2008 after coming third in the South Carolina Primary.

'''Freddie Dalton Thompson''', born August 19, 1942 (age {{age|1942|8|19}}), in Sheffield, [[Alabama]], is an [[United States of America|American]] lawyer, actor and former [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senate|senator]] from [[Tennessee]]. He is married to attorney Jeri Kehn, a political and media consultant, with whom he has two children. He ran for the Republican Party nomination for the Presidency of the United States in 2007, but dropped out of the race on Jan 22nd 2008 after coming third in the [[South Carolina]] Primary.

==Early Years==

==Early Years==

Fred Thompson endorsed an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent state judges from altering the definition of marriage without the direction of their states' legislatures. [http://www.latestpolitics.com/blog/2007/09/fred-thompson-proposes-marriage.html]

Fred Thompson endorsed an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent state judges from altering the definition of marriage without the direction of their states' legislatures. [http://www.latestpolitics.com/blog/2007/09/fred-thompson-proposes-marriage.html]

==2008 Presidential Campaign==

==2008 Presidential Campaign==

 

Fred Thompson's name had been mentioned as a possible candidate for President since early 2007. In response, a grassroots political movement began on the [[internet]], trying to draft Thompson to run. He formed a presidential exploratory committee on June 1, 2007. On September 5, 2007, Thompson made his candidacy official, announcing on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'': "I'm running for president of the United States."  He dropped out of the race on Jan 22nd, 2008, after coming in third in the South Carolina Primary.  He endorsed his former rival, Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]].

Fred Thompson's name had been mentioned as a possible candidate for President since early 2007. In response, a grassroots political movement began on the [[internet]], trying to draft Thompson to run. He formed a presidential exploratory committee on June 1, 2007. On September 5, 2007, Thompson made his candidacy official, announcing on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'': "I'm running for president of the United States."  He dropped out of the race on Jan 22nd, 2008, after coming in third in the South Carolina Primary.  He endorsed his former rival, Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]].

== See also ==

== See also ==

 

*[[2008 Presidential Election]]

*[[2008 Presidential Election]]

*[[President of the United States of America]]

*[[President of the United States of America]]