[[Image:FredThompson.jpg{{Officeholder|rightname=Fred Thompson|thumbimage=Fred_thompson.jpg|300pxparty=[[Republican]]'''Fred Dalton Thompson''' |spouse=Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey (born August 19, 1942 in Sheffield, 1959-1985)<br/>[[AlabamaJeri Kehn]](2002- ) is an |religion=[[United States Church of America|AmericanChrist]] lawyer|offices= {{Officeholder/senator |state=Tennessee |terms=December 2, actor and former [[Republican Party1994 – January 3, 2003 |Republican]] preceded=[[U.S. Senate|senatorHarlan Mathews]] from |former=n |succeeded=[[TennesseeLamar Alexander]]. }}}}
He attended public school in Lawrenceburg'''Freddie Dalton Thompson''' (August 19, Tennessee 1942, Sheffield, [[Alabama]] — November 1, 2015) was an [[United States of America|American]] lawyer, actor and graduated former [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senate|senator]] from Memphis State University in 1964[[Tennessee]]. He received was married to attorney Jeri Kehn, a Jpolitical and media consultant, with whom he had two children.D. degree from Vanderbilt University He ran for the Republican Party nomination for the Presidency of the United States in 1967 and was admitted to 2007, but dropped out of the Tennessee bar race on Jan 22nd 2008 after coming third in 1967the [[South Carolina]] Primary.
He was appointed assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972; minority counselAside from politics, then to Thompson began a career as a character actor, playing supporting roles in critically acclaimed films such as ''Marie'', ''The Hunt for Red October'', ''Cape Fear'', and ''In the Line of Fire''. Upon leaving the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ("Watergate Committee") 1973-1974. He became special counsel to Tennessee Governor , he picked up where he left off, playing [[Lamar AlexanderNew York]] in 1980, special counsel, Senate Committee District Attorney Arthur Branch on Foreign Relations 1980-1981, Special counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee 1982. He became a member of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987''Law & Order''.
In 2009 Fred Thompson was elected as launched ''The Fred Thompson Show'', a Republican to the [[United States Senate]] in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant nationwide radio program co-hosted by the resignation of [[Al Gore|Albert Gore, Jr.]] and was re-elected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003. He is currently considering a run for [[President]] in 2008his wife Jeri Kehn.
==Early Years==He is also an actor of note with more than 30 roles according to the International Movie Database including "The Hunt for Red October" attended public school in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and "Die Hard 2"graduated from Memphis State University in 1964. He is currently received a co-star of the popular television series "''Law J. D. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1967 and Order''"was admitted to the Tennessee bar that same year.
Thompson announced April 11was an assistant U.S. attorney from 1969 to 1972; minority counsel, 2007 that he's in remission then to the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ("Watergate Committee") from 1973 to 1974. He became special counsel to Tennessee Governor [[lymphomaLamar Alexander]]in 1980, special counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 1980-1981, Special counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee 1982. He became a member of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987.
"From 1975 to 1992 Thompson worked as a corporate lobbyist in Washington, D.C. He represented firms such as General Electric, Westinghouse and the Tennessee Savings and Loan League. In 1982, Thompson lobbied the U.S. Congress for passage of the Savings and Loan deregulation legislation. Thompson contributed to the Garn - St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. In 1991, he worked with the Washington, D.C. firm of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin, & Kahn, representing overseas business entities as a registered foreign agent. ==U.S. Senate==Thompson was elected as a Republican to the [[United States Senate]] in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired term (Ending January 3, 1997) of [[Al Gore|Albert Gore, Jr.]] vacant by resignation upon Gore's election as [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]. Thompson was re-elected in 1996 for a full 6-year term, ending January 3, 2003. He decided not to be a candidate for reelection in 2002, resuming his acting career. ==Political Views=====Abortion===Thompson described himself as [[pro-life]]. During an interview in 2007 on Fox News' ''Hannity and Colmes'', he said the following: :I have 've always thought that ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' was a wrong decision, that they usurped what had no illness from been the law in this country for 200 years, that itwas a matter that should go back to the states. When you get back to the states, or even any symptomsI think the states should have some leeway. My life expectancy I might vote against one approach, but I think the state ought to have it. And I would not be and never have been for a law that says, on the state level, if I were back in Tennessee voting on this...to criminalize a young woman.... However, when Fred Thompson first ran for the Senate in 1994, he said on the abortion issue, :"Government should stay out of it... The ultimate decision must be made by the women... Government should treat its citizens as adults capable of making moral decisions on their own." Also in 1994, Thompson told a Tennessee newspaper (the ''Conservative Spectator''): "I’m not willing to support laws that prohibit early term [[abortion]]s....It comes down to whether life begins at conception. I don’t know in my own mind if that is the case so I don’t feel the law ought to impose that standard on other people." In 1991 and 1992, Thompson was paid for about 20 hours of work on behalf of an abortion rights group. ===Campaign Finance Reform===Thompson was one of only ten Senate Republicans to vote for the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation, which has drawn him a lot of criticism from [[conservative]]s. However, he has since changed his position, saying that some parts of the bill should be affectedrepealed. ===Gun Rights===Thompson was opposed to most [[gun control]] laws. Speaking of the Virginia Tech massacre, he said: :"Whenever I am 've seen one of those 'Gun-free Zone' signs, especially outside of a school filled with our youngest and most vulnerable citizens, I've always wondered exactly who these signs are directed at. Obviously, they don't mean much to the sort of man who murdered 32 people just a few days ago." Although his record in remissionthe Senate on guns is generally mixed. Thompson voted pro-gun 19 times and anti-gun 14 times. Additionally, Thompson voted for the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, which restricts ownership and it use of guns or ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor or felony domestic violence. ===[[Immigration]]===Thompson believed that U.S. borders should be secured before considering comprehensive immigration reform: :"The government could start by securing our nation's borders. A sovereign nation that can't do that is very treatable with drugs if treatment not a sovereign nation. This is needed in secondarily an immigration issue. It's primarily a national security issue. We were told twenty years ago if we produced a comprehensive solution, we'd solve the future—and illegal immigration problem. Twelve million illegals later, we're being told that same thing again." Fred Thompson received an average career grade of "C" from the group Americans for Better Immigration. They rated him A+ on border security and an F on visas for foreign workers. ===Marriage===Fred Thompson endorsed an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent state judges from altering the definition of marriage without the direction of their states' legislatures. [http://www.latestpolitics.com/blog/2007/09/fred-thompson-proposes-marriage.html] ==2008 Presidential Campaign==Fred Thompson's name had been mentioned as a possible candidate for President since early 2007. In response, a grassroots political movement began on the [[internet]], trying to draft Thompson to run. He formed a presidential exploratory committee on June 1, 2007. On September 5, 2007, Thompson made his candidacy official, announcing on ''The Tonight Show with no debilitating side effectsJay Leno'': "I'm running for president of the United States." He dropped out of the race on Jan 22nd,2008, after coming in third in the South Carolina Primary. He endorsed his former rival, Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]]. ==Quotes=="This country has shed more blood for the freedom of other people than all the other nations in the history of the world combined, and I'm tired of people feeling like they've got to apologize for America. " (August 2007) "Report: Russian bombers have penetrated US airspace 16 times in 10 days. I'm just surprised Obama didn't grant the pilots citizenship." (August 12, 2014) "Hillary: I will 'restore faith in the future of the country we love'. Check her donor list; find out which country she's talking about." (June 3, 2015) "Hillary asks donors for $1 so she knows 'you have my back—just like I'll have yours.' Apparently Benghazi ambassador didn't send $1 in." (June 17, 2015) == See also ==[[Image:FredThompson.jpg|200px|right]]*[[2008 Presidential Election]]*[[President of the United States of America]]*[[Republican Party]]*[[Previous Breaking News/Fred Thompson|Articles about '''Fred Thompson''' from previous "Breaking News"]] == External links == *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000669/bio Fred Dalton Thompson]<refsmall>*[http://www.foxnewsimwithfred.com/storyI'm with Fred!] - Exploratory committee site*[http:/0/www.abcradio.com/Blog.asp?id=15663&m=5&y=2007 The Fred Thompson Report],2933Opinions and Commentary of Fred Thompson.*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000457 FRED THOMPSON] U. S. Congress.*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/fred-thompson/ Fred Thompson] ''The Washington Post''.*[http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2007/05/31/why_fred_thompson Why Fred Thompson?],265271By Robert D. Novak,00May 31, 2007.*[http://vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=22003 Fred Thompson Interest Group Ratings], Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 4, 2007.html</refsmall>
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