Election 2008 - Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, War in Iraq, Health Care, Global Warming, Education, Abortion

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Quick Facts

Age: 66

Party: Republican Party

Marital Status:
Married to Sue Ann

Wedding Date:
Saturday, March 29, 1969

Children:
Kelli, 36; Tommi, 35; Jason, 31

Education:
BS from University of Wisconsin; JD from the University of Wisconsin School of Law

Birthplace:
Elroy, Wisconsin

Tommy Thompson

Officially dropped out of the race: August 12, 2007

Where's he from? Wisconsinite Tommy Thompson, grew up in a small town where his father ran a gas station and a small grocery store. Tommy studied undergrad at the University of Wisconsin and then went on to graduate with a law degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Law before beginning his political career in 1966 as a Wisconsin State Assembly representative.

Political resume? Thompson was elected to four straight terms as Wisconsin governor between 1987 and 2001. Tommy left office when President George W. Bush appointed him the Health and Human Services Secretary.

What's he known for? During his time as governor, Thompson supported a school voucher system and created a health care plan to provide coverage to all uninsured children in Wisconsin.

Hot issues? When it comes to the issues, Thompson’s top agendas are the war in Iraq, health care reform, and foreign policy.

Issue	Position
Abortion	Opposes abortion rights. Supports a law that bans partial birth abortions. Supports overturning Roe v. Wade.

Education	Supports private school voucher intiatives and wants to strengthen No Child Left Behind.

Environment-Energy	Supports greater investments in renewable energy, such as ethanol.

Health Care	Says that the states should organize purchasing pools to provide private health care for the uninsured.

Immigration	Opposes amnesty. Supports deporting illegal immigrants back to their home countries and requiring them to start at the back of the line behind those legally trying to come to the U.S. in order to earn re-entry.

Iraq War	Opposes a congressional bill that would require a troop withdrawal from Iraq. Says that the Iraqi government should vote on whether US troops should remain in Iraq, and that the US should withdraw if the vote reflects it.

Same-sex Marriage	Opposes same-sex marriage. Says that legislation should be left up to the states.

Taxes	Supports the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts and wants to make them permanent.

Women's Rights	Supports a bill that would require businesses to hire more women and minorities.

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