Richard S. Thompson
| Richard S. Thompson | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 22 (Grant, La Salle, Winn, and Rapides parishes) | |
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In office 1972–1984 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large membership: |
| Succeeded by | Thomas "Bud" Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1916 |
| Died | December 28, 1997 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucille Thompson |
| Children |
Barbara Brown |
| Occupation | Farmer |
At-large membership:
T. C. Brister
W. K. Brown
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham
Barbara Brown
Richard S. Thompson (December 30, 1916 – December 28, 1997) was from 1972 to 1984 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 22, which now includes Grant, La Salle, Winn, and Rapides parishes.
Thompson was the first person to hold the District 22 seat, which was created following redistricting based on the 1970 census. The previous configuration had included Grant Parish in a multi-member district with four representatives. Thompson served during the first two administrations of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards and Edwards's first successor, Republican David C. Treen. Along with his service in the Legislature, Thompson was a delegate in 1973 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention held in the capitol in Baton Rouge.
In the 1975 nonpartisan blanket primary, the first held in Louisiana history with the abolition of the closed primary system, Thompson defeated a challenge from former State Senator W. L. Rambo of Georgetown, also in Grant Parish. Before he was a state senator, Rambo had held the Grant Parish House seat from 1952 to 1960.
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