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'''Jefferson Rowe Thompson,''' known as '''Jeff R. Thompson''' (born c. 1964), is a lawyer in Bossier City, [[Louisiana]], and a [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 8, a position that he assumed in January 2012.

'''Jefferson Rowe "Jeff" Thompson''' (born c. 1964) is a lawyer in Bossier City, [[Louisiana]], and a [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 8, a position that he assumed in January 2012.

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.