Jill Long Thompson
| Jill Long Thompson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district |
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In office March 28, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Coats |
| Succeeded by | Mark Souder |
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Jill Lynette Long July 15, 1952 Warsaw, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Don Thompson |
| Alma mater |
Valparaiso University Indiana University, Bloomington |
| Religion | United Methodism |
Jill Lynette Long Thompson (born July 15, 1952) is an American politician and educator. A former Congresswoman from Indiana, she currently teaches Ethics as a Visiting Associate Clinical Professor at the Kelley School of Business and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to her work at Indiana University, she served as the Board Chair and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration, a position to which she was appointed by President Barack Obama. Long Thompson completed her tenure there in March 2015. The first person in her family to graduate from college, she earned a B.S. Degree in Business Administration at Valparaiso University and went on to earn the M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Business at Indiana University. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Her political career began when she was elected to the City Council in Valparaiso in 1983. She was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1989, representing a heavily Republican district for three terms. In 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Long Thompson to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. In 2009, President Obama nominated her to serve on the Board of the Farm Credit Administration.
Born in Warsaw, Indiana, Jill Lynette Long was raised on a family farm outside Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana. She graduated from Columbia City Joint High School in Columbia City. She earned an M.B.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1984) from Indiana University, and a B.S.(1974) in Business from Valparaiso University. She lives with her husband Don Thompson, a retired airline pilot, in Marshall County on a farm near Argos, Indiana.
Long Thompson began her political career in 1983 when at age 31, she launched a successful campaign to win a seat on the Valparaiso City Council, a post she held from 1984 through 1986. In 1986, she became the first woman in Indiana in either major party to win the nomination for U.S. Senate, a race she lost to incumbent Senator and future Vice President Dan Quayle.
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