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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Born and raised in Harrisburg, Thompson graduated from [[Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania)|Harrisburg High School]] in 1979.<ref>[http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/harrisburg_mayor-elect_linda_t_3.html Harrisburg Mayor-elect Linda Thompson is region's top newsmaker of the year] [[The Patriot-News|Harrisburg Patriot-News]], December 27, 2009. Accessed 2009.</ref> |
Born and raised in Harrisburg, Thompson graduated from [[Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania)|Harrisburg High School]] in 1979.<ref>[http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/harrisburg_mayor-elect_linda_t_3.html Harrisburg Mayor-elect Linda Thompson is region's top newsmaker of the year] [[The Patriot-News|Harrisburg Patriot-News]], December 27, 2009. Accessed 2009.</ref> She went on to attend [[Howard University]] in [[Washington, DC]] where she received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in Communications. While in Washington, Thompson interned at the [[United States Department of Justice]]. |
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== Political career == |
== Political career == |
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Revision as of 15:23, 4 January 2012
Linda D. Thompson | |
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| Mayor of the City of Harrisburg | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen R. Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Linda D. Thompson is the current mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She assumed office on January 4, 2010. Thompson is Harrisburg's first female and first black mayor.[1]
Early life
Born and raised in Harrisburg, Thompson graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1979.[2] She went on to attend Howard University in Washington, DC where she received a B.S. in Communications. While in Washington, Thompson interned at the United States Department of Justice.
Political career
In 2001, Thompson was elected to serve on the Harrisburg City Council. She was re-elected and appointed President of City Council in 2005. While on council, Thompson introduced legislation to sell off city owned Western artifacts in order to raise money to pay down debts. She also amended the 2009 budget to include $100,000 to pay for a city wide bulk trash pick-up.[3] Thompson decided not to run for re-election in 2009 and instead ran for the Democratic nomination for Mayor. In the May primary, Thompson beat former mayor Stephen R. Reed by nearly 1,000 votes to win the election.[4] Despite her upset win in the Democratic primary, Thompson went on to win the general election by only about 800 votes against Republican challenger Nevin Mindlin.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Linda Thompson sworn in as Harrisburg mayor". www.pennlive.com. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ Harrisburg Mayor-elect Linda Thompson is region's top newsmaker of the year Harrisburg Patriot-News, December 27, 2009. Accessed 2009.
- ^ About Linda Thompson, accessed 2009.
- ^ Election results could reshape Harrisburg Harrisburg Patriot-News, May 24, 2009. Accessed 2009.
- ^ Dauphin County Election Results for the General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Dauphin County Government, accessed 2009.
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