Fred Thompson, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former U.S. Senator (R-TN)
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“You know, there are federal laws involved and there’s federalism issues also involved. It depends on a lot of different circumstances, and I just can’t give you a definitive answer to that right now.”
“Your Guide to the Candidates’ Views on Medical Marijuana: Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN),” Granite Staters for Medical Marijana website (accessed Oct. 24, 2007)
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- 2008 Republican Candidate for U.S. President
- U.S. Senator (R-TN), 1994-2002
- Practicing Attorney, 1967-1994
- Appellate Court Nominating Committee, TN, 1985-1987
- Senate Intelligence Committee, 1982
- Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1980-1981
- Special Counsel to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, 1980
- Chief Republican Counsel (Minority Counsel), U.S. Senate Watergate Committee, 1973-1974
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle Tennessee, 1969-1972
- Former Campaign Manager and Staff Attorney for U.S. Senator Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
- Actor: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007), Law & Order (115 episodes, 2002-2007), Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005), In the Line of Fire (1993), Die Hard 2 (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- Education:
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- JD, Vanderbilt University, 1967
- BS, Memphis State University, 1964
- Other:
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- 20 votes missed (3.2 percent of 633 total votes) during 107th Congress
- 3 votes missed (0.4 percent of 672 total votes) during the 106th Congress
- 0 votes missed (0 percent of 612 total votes) during the 105th Congress
- 10 votes missed (1.1 percent of 919 total votes) during the 104th Congress
- Former factory worker, shoe salesman, and truck driver