Tommy Thompson

Lobbyist; former Secretary of Health and Human Services under Goerge W Bush; former governor of Wisconsin

Former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary from February 2001 to January 2005, having been Governor of Wisconsin from November 1986 to February 2001; age 66. Mr. Thompson has been a partner in the Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP law firm since March 2005, has served as Independent Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions since March 2005 and has been President of Logistics Health, Inc. (medical readiness and homeland security solutions) since February 2005. Mr. Thompson has been a director of C. R. Bard since August 2005 and is a member of the Science and Technology Committee and Regulatory Compliance Committee. Mr. Thompson is a recipient of the prestigious Horatio Alger Award. He is also a director of Centene Corporation, PURE Bioscience and SpectraScience, Inc.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Robert Wood President, BGR Group

• Chief of Staff (past)

P Nicholas Hurtgen Politically connected former investment banker and aide to Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson

• Aide (?→'95)

Business Positions

Akin Gump Large law and lobbying firm; founded by Robert Strauss in 1945

• Partner (Mar '05→?)

Logistics Health Inc Major health services company

• President (Feb '05→?)

Centene Corporation managed care company based in St. Louis, Missouri

• Independent Director (?→'15)

Board Memberships

United Therapeutics Corporation Biotechnology Company founded by Martine Rothblatt

• Board Member ('10→?)

Centene Corporation managed care company based in St. Louis, Missouri

• Director

CR Bard

• Director

Amtrak U.S. passenger rail service quasi-public corporation

• board chair

Governors' Biofuels Coalition

• Coalition Chair ('95→'96)

Government Positions

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The United States' Health and Human Services Agency

• Secretary of Health and Human Services (Feb '01→Jan '05)

Office of the Governor of Wisconsin

• Governor (Nov '86→Feb '01)

Donors

Tommy Thompson for President (Tommy 2008)

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Tommy Thompson Lobbyist; former Secretary of Health and Human Services under Goerge W Bush; former governor of Wisconsin

• 87 contributions · 38,759 USD ('07→'08)

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee Akin Gump law firm PAC

• 8 contributions · 7,750 USD ('06→'11)

John G Gard Member, Wisconsin State Assembly

• 3 contributions · 3,500 USD ('06→'08)

Orrin Hatch Late Former US Senator from Utah (1977-2019)

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('06→'11)

National Republican Congressional Committee

• 3 contributions · 1,250 USD ('06→'09)

John Hoeven US Senator from North Dakota (2011-present)

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('10)

Prairieland PAC Supports Republican candidates

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('10)

Marco Rubio US Senator from Florida; (2011-present); 2016 GOP Presidential candidate

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('11)

Bill Dix

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('07)

Centene Corporation Political Action Committee (Centenepac)

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD ('08→'09)

Campaign Donors

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Tommy Thompson Lobbyist; former Secretary of Health and Human Services under Goerge W Bush; former governor of Wisconsin

• 87 contributions · 38,759 USD ('07→'08)

Stephen J Ziegler IPC Inc

• 3 contributions · 7,500 USD ('11→'12)

John J Burke Jr Commerical real estate developer, Burke Properties - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• 3 contributions · 7,300 USD (Jun 29 '07→Oct 16 '12)

Andrea Waitt Carlton

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Nov 5 '12)

Cynthia Harris Brookfield, Wisconsin

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Nov 10 '11→Sep 29 '12)

Robert J Hillis President and CEO, Direct Supply, Inc.

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Oct 14 '11)

John M Flesch Gordon Flesch Company

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)

Donald P Zietlow Chairman and CEO, Kwik Trip

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)

M. Jude Reyes Beer distributor billionaire

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD (Oct 26 '12)

Sam Fox Founder, Harbour Group

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12→Oct 24 '12)

Memberships

National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) Established To Implement President Bush's Education Goals, Post 1989 Charlottesville Summit

• Member ('99→?)*

Family

Sue Ann Thompson Former first lady of Wisconsin

• wife

Schools

University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin public higher education system

• School (past)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Welfare Reform: The Wisconsin Story Mid 1990s For Welfare Restructuring

• Promoted ('87→?)*

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	Nov 19 '41
Aliases	Governor Tommy Thompson, The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Tommy G Thompson, Tommy George Thompson
Region	US and Canada