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William M. Thomas

Republican

Picture of William M. Thomas
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1974 Republican AD-33 38611 Win
11-02-1976 Republican AD-33 48206 Win
11-07-1978 Republican CD-18 85663 Win
11-04-1980 Republican CD-18 126046 Win
11-02-1982 Republican CD-20 123312 Win
11-06-1984 Republican CD-20 151732 Win
11-04-1986 Republican CD-20 129989 Win
11-08-1988 Republican CD-20 162779 Win
11-06-1990 Republican CD-20 112962 Win
11-03-1992 Republican CD-21 127758 Win
11-08-1994 Republican CD-21 116874 Win
11-05-1996 Republican CD-21 125916 Win
11-03-1998 Republican CD-21 115989 Win
11-07-2000 Republican CD-21 142539 Win
11-05-2002 Republican CD-22 120473 Win
11-02-2004 Republican CD-22 209384 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000188
 

Candidate Biography:

William Marshall "Bill" Thomas
Born: December 6, 1941 in Wallace, Idaho
Married: Sharon Lynn Hamilton
Children: Christopher and Amelia

Previous: Member, California Teachers Association
2007-Present: Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

  • PLACENAME: The William M. Thomas Terminal is located at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield.

Source: California Blue Book (1975)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]