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Ed Thompson challenges Kathleen Vinehout in Wisconsin Senate District 31

Ed Thompson, the lone opposition candidate running in the 31st Senate District of Wisconsin.

Ed Thompson has some fight left in him from his younger days but instead of taking the fight to a physical opponent, he's taking the fight to Kathleen Vinehout. The former club boxer (retiring when he was 42) and Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin has decided to take on one last bout, this time not in the boxing ring but the arena of State Politics. At stake is Wisconsin Senate District 31, a seat that Vinehout has held since 2006. A casual observer may think Ed has the added challenge of having to stand in the shadows of his big brother, former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, but his fighting background makes him stand out in his own right.

According to Ed's campaign site, ED THOMPSON FOR STATE SENATE, raised in Elroy, Wisconsin, Ed's father ran a small grocery store while his mother taught in a one-room public school house. Ed helped his father in the family store in his spare time and also worked summers on a nearby farm. Successful in drama and sports in high school, he briefly attended the University of Wisconsin Madison before he enlisted in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. After an honorable discharge he married his then-wife, Kathy, and began a family.

His life has been just as remarkable in many respects as Tommy's. While working several different physical labor jobs and owning a couple of taverns to help feed his family, Ed competed in the Golden Gloves boxing circuit for a number years, quitting at the age of 42. Once out of boxing, he turned his sights on a new venture and restored an old, bankrupt supper club called the Tee-Pee on Main Street, Tomah . He renamed it Mr Ed's Tee Pee Supper Club and for the past 20 years has expanded this one-man risk-taking operation into a city landmark that employs over 30 people. He hosts the annual Tomah Free Thanksgiving Day Dinner; free meals to the less fortunate, in the club, and last year (2009) served over 1,200 people.

He was first elected mayor of Tomah in 2000, ousting a 2-term incumbent democrat, then decided not to run for relection as mayor in 2002, opting instead to head up the Libertarian ticket for Governor. Though he lost, he garnered more 3rd party votes than any candidate in the Governor's race in 60 years. His run was the subject of a 2005 documentary titled "A Remarkable Man", which also details other aspects of his life and his fight against the Doyle-run Attorney General's office in 1980s when it was trying to crack down on video poker in small taverns. So popular was Ed as Mayor of Tomah that the people in the city hoisted him back onto the City Council in 2005 as a write-in candidate. His success as a city council member translated to another run as Mayor in 2007, this time ousting a three-term incumbent.

Ed has again stepped down as Mayor in order to concentrate on his race against Kathleen Vinehout. He and former wife Kathy (Nelson) have had 4 children and 8 grandchildren. In the spotlight today, I interview Ed, and he reveals why he is running, and what sparked his desire to take on this next fight in his life:
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Read the rest of the interview at CONSERVATIVEFEATURES.COM

http://www.examiner.com/conservativ...athleen-vinehout-wisconsin-senate-district-31
 
Rand Paul should be on Tier 1. Just because his rhetoric is different from his father's doesn't mean he'll vote any differently.
 
Malk, great work, thanks.

I'll look into Lepage and see what I can do for my neighbor state.

Sadly, nothing very exciting coming out of NH.
 
LAWSON's race is the epically important one - it's likely to be about a 50-50 race in this wave year (and redistricting will help him after that).

Basically, if Lawson wins, it will teach republicans that in order to win in Democrat districts, they need to run Ron Paul Republicans to reach out to the progressive crowd.
 
50 days to go til November 2nd. Victory is at hand for our candidates on this forum.

Rand Paul, Justin Amash, Glen Bradley, and possibly maybe even Lawson. We need to get everyone ready for a final push on each of these candidates, so they can join Ron Paul in congress, which will give RP 2012 a hell of alot more backing going in...

We need to think V for Vendetta like the original moneybomb on November 5th.. remember
 
Logan Bell, an Independent in NY-24 should get consideration on this list.
 
What about Joe DioGuardi in NY? He's hardly pure, but he supported Dr. Paul in 2008 and he's the most solidly anti-war Republican running for Senate this year. I think that puts him in Tier 2.
 
Agreed, with the exception that I believe DioGuardi should get Tier 1 status for A. Viability as a candidate, and competitiveness of the race (as opposed to the schiff/kokesh types who never really had a shot at winning and Amash/Lee types who's seats are basically wrapped up), B. His stances on the big issues (economic policy and foreign policy to be specific), C. The importance of the seat. This could be the 3rd liberty senator we put in congress in 2010 if we work hard enough!
 
This thread has left off Warren Redlich, the LP Candidate for Governor in New York and Ron Paul Supporter. With Cuomo on the left and Paladino running to the far right, The Center is wide open for Redlich. Here's his new ad
airiing in the Albany and Syracuse areas.

YouTube - Republican vs. Democrat

Redlich needs 50,000 votes to get ballot access for the LP in New York.
 
Given the Maddow appearance, does Art Robinson (Oregon) break into the list?
 
David Walter is running against Jo Bonner in Alabama 1st District

http://www.walterforcongress.com/

sent his campaign a email

"Hello David, I Live in the 1st district of Alabama were you are running for congress and I am trying to decide if I should vote for you, so i have a few question .

1. Would you support A full Audit of The Federal Reverse
2. would you vote to repeal the 16th,17th,23rd to the Constitution
3.Would you vote to repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
4. Would vote for a full audit United States Bullion Depository
5. Would you vote to repeal the USA PATRIOT Act"

the Reply just said

"Yes! to all your questions"

so if he sticks to that answer he would be pretty good. so i am voting for him
 
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