James A. Thompson
Encyclopedia
James A. Thompson is an American politician from the state of Texas
. He is currently the mayor of Sugar Land, Texas
.
in Houston. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University
in Nacogdoches, Texas
. He has served on the Board of Regents there since 2005.
He married his wife, Gay, in 1971. They have three children: Michael, Tara, and Meredith. He has lived in Sugar Land with his family since 1978.
Municipal Utility District #12. He then served 15 years on the Fort Bend County Commissioner’s Court to Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #2. Thompson served nine years on the Sugar Land City Council, from 1996 to 2005, both as a District and At-Large council member.
During his political career, Thompson was assisted in projects for the expansion of Highway 59, improving local roads in Sugar Land, the creation of the Sugar Land Town Square, improving the Sugar Land Regional Airport
; expanding the Sugar Land park system (creating the Imperial, Oyster Creek, and Eldridge parks), and acquiring land for the Brazos River Corridor.
Thompson currently serves as mayor of Sugar Land, Texas. He was elected mayor of Sugar Land in 2008 after former mayor David G. Wallace
stepped down from his office. The election was held on the June 21, 2008. 7,852 people voted in the election and Thompson won with a margin of over 1600.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He is currently the mayor of Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
.
Personal life
James Thompson attended Bellaire High SchoolBellaire High School (Bellaire, Texas)
Bellaire High School is a secondary school of the Houston Independent School District, and its campus is located in Bellaire, Texas ....
in Houston. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
in Nacogdoches, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He has served on the Board of Regents there since 2005.
He married his wife, Gay, in 1971. They have three children: Michael, Tara, and Meredith. He has lived in Sugar Land with his family since 1978.
Political career
Thompson was a board member of Fort BendFort Bend
Fort Bend was a blockhouse built in a large bend of the Brazos River in what is now Fort Bend County, Texas, to provide protection against Indian raids. It was erected in November 1822 by several members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, including William W...
Municipal Utility District #12. He then served 15 years on the Fort Bend County Commissioner’s Court to Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #2. Thompson served nine years on the Sugar Land City Council, from 1996 to 2005, both as a District and At-Large council member.
During his political career, Thompson was assisted in projects for the expansion of Highway 59, improving local roads in Sugar Land, the creation of the Sugar Land Town Square, improving the Sugar Land Regional Airport
Sugar Land Regional Airport
Sugar Land Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located in Sugar Land, Texas , southwest of the central business district of Houston....
; expanding the Sugar Land park system (creating the Imperial, Oyster Creek, and Eldridge parks), and acquiring land for the Brazos River Corridor.
Thompson currently serves as mayor of Sugar Land, Texas. He was elected mayor of Sugar Land in 2008 after former mayor David G. Wallace
David G. Wallace
David Gordon Wallace is an American businessman, politician, and author from the state of Texas.- Personal life :David Wallace attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, and later received a scholarship at the University of Reading in England for international studies in Real Estate, Finance...
stepped down from his office. The election was held on the June 21, 2008. 7,852 people voted in the election and Thompson won with a margin of over 1600.