Jeffrey C. Thomas (Congressional candidate)

Jeffrey C. Thomas (Congressional candidate)

Jeffrey C. Thomas, M.D. is a doctor in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA who most recently lost an election to represent Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district in the United States Congress. Thomas won the Democratic nomination in a five-way primary held in September, 2006.

Dr. Thomas is an orthopedic surgeon formerly associated with Mercy Health System of Janesville. In past campaigns, he has described his primary issues as “health care, health care, health care.” In the 2006 election, Thomas was critical of incumbent Republican Paul Ryan and other politicians who had received money from Tom DeLay’s Americans for a Republican Majority political action committee and from indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Background

Dr. Thomas is currently director of the Well Stone Free Clinic. He served on the Janesville City Council for four years and on the Janesville School Board for 12 years, four of them as president.

Thomas graduated from Janesville High School in 1958, graduated Dartmouth College in 1962. He attended Medical School at the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1966. He became a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon in 1974, and he is a Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Electoral history

*2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—1st District
**Paul Ryan (R) (inc.), 160,033 votes, 63%
**Jeffrey Thomas (D), 95,303 votes, 37%
*2004 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—1st District
**Paul Ryan (R) (inc.), 65%
**Jeffrey Thomas (D), 33%
*2002 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—1st District
**Paul Ryan (R) (inc.), 67%
**Jeffrey Thomas (D), 31%
*2000 Race for U.S. House of Representatives—1st District
**Paul Ryan (R) (inc.), 67%
**Jeffrey Thomas (D), 33%


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