Robert F. Thompson | |
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Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 11th district |
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In office 2007–2013 |
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Preceded by | Tim Woolridge |
Succeeded by | Jimmy Hickey Jr. |
Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 20th district |
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In office 2013–2015 |
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Succeeded by | Blake Johnson |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 78th district |
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In office 2005–2007 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Paragould, Arkansas, USA |
June 19, 1971
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Tori Gibson Thompson |
Children | Three children |
Residence | Paragould, Arkansas |
Alma mater |
Hendrix College (B.A.) |
Profession | Attorney |
Hendrix College (B.A.)
University of St. Andrews (Graduate Diploma)
Robert F. Thompson (born June 19, 1971) is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate. He represented the 11th District of Arkansas from 2007 to 2013. After senate districts were reorganized, he went on to represent District 20 from 2013 to 2015. Both districts included several counties in northeast Arkansas. From 2005 to 2007, he was a State Representative for the 78th district of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the city of Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas. Thompson currently practices law at the Paragould law firm of Branch, Thompson, Warmath, & Dale P.A.
Thompson is a native of Paragould. Born at Community Methodist Hospital (now Arkansas Methodist Medical Center) in June 1971, he was reared in Paragould and attended Paragould public schools. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, graduating summa cum laude in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. Following college, Thompson attended the University of St Andrews in Scotland on a Rotary Foundation Scholarship. He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1997. In law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Law Review and graduated first in his class.