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Fred Dalton Thompson

Fred Dalton Thompson, otherwise known as Freddie is the lobbyist, lawyer, American Politician, and also a character actor. From 1994 to 2002, he represented the Tennessee part of the U.S. senate and he is a candidate for the elections for the President of the United States.

He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute. He specializes in intelligence and national security; He resides at McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. Thompson as an actor appeared n television and in film and has often portrayed Governmental personalities. Finally towards the end of his tenure, he joined Law and Order, the television serial.

Thompson was the first one in the family to go to a university. He graduated from Lawrence Country High School. He was later transferred to University of Memphis where he graduated with political science and philosophy. Fred Thompson the lobbyist earned around half a million dollars from lobbying at Washington between 1975 and 1993. Records show that Thompson had six lobbying clients.

In the year 1977, Thompson represented Ragghianti. She wad fired for refusing to expose the felony and bribed aides of Governor, Ray Blanton. With the help of Thompson, Ragghianti filed a termination suit for Blanton who was forced to leave office. Thus it was Thompson who helped the exposure of cash-for-clemency scheme leading to Blanton’s removal from the Governor’s office. In the year 1978, the jury awarded Ragghianti $38,000 in back pay and ordered her to be reinstated.