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Jill Long Thompson

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Jill Long Thompson represented Northeast Indiana in the US House of Representatives serving from 1989 to 1995. She also served as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development from 1996 to 2001. Long Thompson most recently served as CEO of The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy. She received her BA from Valparaiso University, and her MA and PhD from Indiana University. Long Thompson and her husband Don Thompson, a commercial airline pilot, live on a farm in Marshall County.

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Get Out the Vote!

We are nearing Election Day, which means we are working hard on getting out the vote here in the Northeast. Things have been crazy at the office in Fort Wayne. Volunteers are coming in and working har...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:26:00 GMT

The Road to Change Tour: Day 6

The "Road to Change" Tour continued on Wednesday, as we visited Lebanon, Frankfort, Delphi, Monticello, Rensselaer and Highland. Our day began in Lebanaon, where I sat with a group of residents over b...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:25:00 GMT

The Road to Change Tour: Day 5

Today was another great day on the "Road to Change" Tour. We made stops in Greencastle, Clinton, Rockville, Covington, Crawfordsville and Lafayette.Dennie and I started off the day in Greencastle, vis...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:23:00 GMT

The Road to Change Tour: Day 4

On Monday, our "Road to Change" Tour continued with stops in seven Hoosier communities. In Scottsburg, I had coffee with around twenty locals and discussed the serious issues facing Indiana, including...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:36:00 GMT

The Road to Change Tour: Days 2 & 3

It was a busy weekend for us as the "Road to Change" Tour continued through cities in Western and Southern Indiana. We made stops in Brazil, Terre Haute, Sullivan, Vincennes, Princeton and Evansville ...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:34:00 GMT

The Road to Change Tour: Day 1

Yesterday, Dennie and I kicked off our "Road to Change" Tour at our campaign headquarters in Indianapolis. We were joined by Sheriff Frank Anderson, Congressman Andre Carson, and friends and supporter...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:22:00 GMT

By The People, For The People, Of The People

This weekend is exactly why I'm proud to be working for Jill Long Thompson.In the past two days, volunteers from our campaign and organizations across the state knocked on over 100,000 doors. We broug...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Jill visits Evansville

On Thursday, Jill arrived in Evansville for the 87th annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, which is the second largest street festival in the United States (second only to Mardi Gras).Tens of thous...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:23:00 GMT

A weekend of JILLCORPS

Jill's supporters took to the streets this weekend to help solve the problems left by an indifferent Daniels Administration.Friday afternoon, JILLCORPS members gathered at the Eastside Community Cente...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:41:00 GMT

Debate watching in Anderson

The city of Anderson has been hit hard by Mitch Daniels' failed promises to bring jobs into the state. Once a booming industry town, Anderson has seen jobs leave as factories move their business over...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:00 GMT