Todd Thomsen

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Todd Thomsen (2006)

Todd Thomsen (born June 24, 1967 ) is an American politician . He represents an electoral district that includes Hughes , McClain , Pontotoc, and Pottawatomie Counties in the Oklahoma House of Representatives .

Early years

Thomsen played on the University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football team between 1985 and 1988 and took part in the national championship.

Political career

In 2006 he won the constituency as a member of the Republican Party against the Democrat Darrell Nemecek and became a member of the Oklahoma Parliament. In 2008 Thomsen ran again for re-election and summarized his election program with the keywords "Improving education, lowering taxes and enforcing conservative values ​​in parliament". In November 2008 he was re-elected and sits on the Education Committee , the House Education Committee, and chairs the Committee on Higher Education and Careers in Technical Professions.

He is considered the initiator of resolutions that are directed against evolution .

In 2009 he gained international attention when he submitted resolutions 1014 and 1015 to the Oklahoma Parliament, which should prevent the University of Oklahoma from inviting Richard Dawkins . Dawkins spoke to a crowd at McCasland Field House near the university and sharply criticized Thomsen. The Oklahoma House of Representatives rejected the resolutions.

In March 2009, Thomsen was appointed to another education committee, the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Advisory Committee. This committee aims to improve technical education at Oklahoma universities.

Private

He is married and has four children: Menee, Aneli, Tyde and Towan. His child Tal has died.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ State House candidate to seek recount of two-vote loss , USA Today . 11/9/2006. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  2. ↑ State Single votes add up to win elections , Edmond Sun. November 11, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  3. ↑ Jennifer Mock: Recount winner sworn in , Daily Oklahoman . November 23, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  4. ↑ Thomsen to run again , Ada Evening News . June 5, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008 Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 17, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.adaeveningnews.com 
  5. ^ Oklahoma House of Representatives Listing , Oklahoma House of Representatives . Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  6. ↑ Anti Evolution resolutions Introduced in Oklahoma , National Center for Science Education . Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  7. ^ Dawkins lecture draws thousands at OU , Norman Transcript. March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  8. ↑ Darwin backer's talk draws foes , The Oklahoman . March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  9. ↑ State lawmaker files evolution resolutions , Tulsa World . March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  10. ^ Richard Dawkins at the University of Oklahoma - Introduction , Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science . March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  11. ↑ Anti Evolution resolutions dead in Oklahoma , National Center for Science Education . May 22, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009. 
  12. ↑ Thomsen appointed to EPSCoR advisory committee , Ada Evening News . March 9, 2009. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 17, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.adaeveningnews.com 

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SURNAME Thomsen, Todd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1967