11 Facts About Mike Thomson

Mike Thomson was born on April 8,1946 and is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Michael D Thomson was born in St Joseph, Missouri and raised in Craig, Missouri, a small community in Holt County.

Mike Thomson was an educator by profession before entering politics, first at Jefferson High School in Conception Junction, Missouri where he was a teacher, counselor and coach for a dozen years, then a further eighteen years at Maryville High School.

Mike Thomson returned to his alma mater in 1998 to serve as an instructor and administrator.

Mike Thomson is a member of the Missouri Teachers Association, Missouri Retired Teachers Association, and the Maryville Optimist Club.

Mike Thomson first ran for 4th District State Representative in 2006, defeating Democrat Richard R Oswald for the right to succeed Brad Lager.

In 2008 Mike Thomson again faced off with Oswald and remained victorious.

Mike Thomson defeated Skidmore, Missouri farmer Robert L Ritterbusch in 2010 to win his third term in the Missouri House.

Mike Thomson ran unopposed in both the 2012 Republican primary and 2012 general election to win his fourth and final term in the Missouri House.

Representative Mike Thomson serves on the following committees during the 97th General Assembly:.

Representative Mike Thomson served on the House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education from the beginning of the 2013 1st session until April 25,2013 when Missouri Speaker of the House Tim Jones removed Mike Thomson and fellow Republican Elaine Gannon from the committee.