District: Pennsylvania - 15th District Political Highlights: Bald Eagle Areas School Board, 1990-95; Republican nominee for Pa. House, 1998; Republican nominee for Pa. House, 2000; Centre County Republican Party chairman, 2002-08 Born: July 27, 1959; Bellefonte, Pa. Residence: Howard Township Religion: Protestant Family: Wife, Penny Ammerman-Thompson; three children Education: Pennsylvania State U., B.S. 1981; Temple U., M.Ed. 1998 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Agriculture (Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research; General Farm Commodities & Risk Management - Ranking Member; Livestock & Foreign Agriculture); Education & Labor (Civil Rights and Human Services; Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 101st ranked House Republican Twitter: 20,364 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Glenn Thompson (R) Mark McCracken (D) James Fryman (LIBERT)
Votes
155,513 112,509 6,155
%
56.7% 41.0% 2.2%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Glenn Thompson (R) Michael Pipe (D) Vernon Etzel (LIBERT)
