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Republican from Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson was elected governor of Wisconsin five times before resigning in 2001 to become President Bush's secretary of health and human services, a job he has since left. Previously, he spent 20 years in the Wisconsin general assembly. He was born in Elroy, Wis., in 1941 and earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Thompson is married to Sue Ann and has three children, Kelli, Tommi, and Jason. He withdrew from the presidential race on Aug. 12, 2007.
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"Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms."
"Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school – no matter where they live or how much money their parents make."
Recent stories featuring Tommy Thompson
FACT SHEET: Who has been to Iraq?: We surveyed the 16 candidates to find out which ones have visited Iraq since the start of the war in March 2003. As of December 2007, nine have. Here are our findings along with a brief synopsis of each candidate's position on the war, taken from their Web sites.
They all believe in God: Mike Huckabee says there are "probably plenty" of presidential candidates who do not believe in God. But the major candidates say they are all believers.
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