Phil Thompson
2023 - Present
2025
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Phil Thompson (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 48. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Thompson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Phil Thompson was born in Jefferson, Iowa. Thompson graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School. He served in the U.S. Army and the Iowa National Guard. Thompson's career experience includes working as a general contractor, an Iowa campaign field representative with the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, and an assistant to former Iowa State Representative Dawn Pettengill. He has served on the Bob Carman Patriot Scholarship Board and the Floyd W. Brown Scholarship Board, and has been affiliated with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Greene County Republican Central Committee.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce Committee
- House Government Oversight Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Public Safety Committee, Chair
- House Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Economic Growth Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Government Oversight Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Thompson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Local Government Committee
- Labor Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Phil Thompson did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Phil Thompson defeated Penny Vossler and Luke Barnes in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Thompson (R) | 58.1 | 7,707 |
 | Penny Vossler (D)  | 39.4 | 5,232 | |
 | Luke Barnes (Independent) | 2.4 | 317 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 13,264 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Penny Vossler advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Penny Vossler | 99.5 | 1,406 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,413 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Phil Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Thompson | 99.4 | 1,545 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,554 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Phil Thompson defeated Shelly Stotts in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Thompson (R) | 59.3 | 9,503 |
 | Shelly Stotts (D) | 40.6 | 6,512 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 16,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Shelly Stotts advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelly Stotts | 99.8 | 2,403 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 2,409 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Incumbent Phil Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Thompson | 99.6 | 2,376 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 2,385 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Phil Thompson defeated David Weaver and Patrick Shaw in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Thompson (R) | 51.7 | 6,856 |
| David Weaver (D) | 45.1 | 5,974 | |
| Patrick Shaw (L) | 3.2 | 424 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 13,259 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
David Weaver advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Weaver | 100.0 | 1,441 |
| Total votes: 1,441 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Phil Thompson defeated Donald Batt and Victoria Sinclair in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Thompson | 48.0 | 589 |
| Donald Batt | 30.9 | 380 | |
| Victoria Sinclair | 21.1 | 259 | |
| Total votes: 1,228 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47
Patrick Shaw advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 47 on June 5, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Patrick Shaw |
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Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2022
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In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.
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2021
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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.
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2020
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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Bacon (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 48 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Chip Baltimore (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 47 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Carter Nordman (R) |
