Richard Thompson (Maine politician)

Richard H. Thompson (born 1947) is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat from Naples, Maine, Thompson served three terms (1994-2000) in the Maine House of Representatives. During his second term, Thompson served as co-chair of the Judiciary Committee. Under his tenure, the Maine Legislature banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation statewide. In 1998, Thompson voted with the majority in defeating a bill to legalize physician assisted suicide.

Thompson is a graduate of Framingham State College and Boston College Law School. A lawyer, Thompson has 2 children with his wife Becky.