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Glenn Thompson

U.S. House · PA-15 · Republicans · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · PA-15

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Biography

Overview

Glenn Thompson is a Republican U.S. House representative from Pennsylvania's 15th district, serving since 2008. He is a former therapist and volunteer firefighter/EMT with degrees in therapeutic recreation from Penn State and Temple University. Since 2023, he chairs the House Agriculture Committee and became dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation in 2025 following Senator Bob Casey Jr.'s election loss. Thompson is a member of the moderate Republican Governance Group.

Career

Thompson has held leadership roles in Republican congresses, including voting for John Boehner's speakership in 2011 and serving as vice-chairman and later ranking member of the Agriculture Committee before becoming chair. He has fought to preserve Essential Air Service funding for rural airports in his district, opposed EPA regulations he viewed as overreach, and introduced the EATS Act to prevent state production standards on agricultural goods. He praised Trump's tariff proposals in 2025 as beneficial for American producers. He has consistently won reelection by substantial margins.

Prior political experience

Thompson was first elected in 2008 with 58% of the vote, defeating Democrat Mark McCracken. He has since won every subsequent election by increasing margins: 2010 (69%), 2012 (63%), 2014 (64%), 2016 (67%). After redistricting in 2018 renumbered his district from the 5th to the 15th, he won 68% against Susan Boser. In 2020 he received 73.5% against Robert Williams. In 2022 he won 70% over Mike Molesevich, and in 2024 he won 71.5% against Zach Womer. He has never run unopposed and has consistently defeated Democratic opponents by substantial margins.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.335

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.338
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 342 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
4thU.S. House PA-152025–presentIn progressGlenn Thompson—
3rdU.S. House PA-152023–2025Term endedGlenn ThompsonGlenn Thompson
2ndU.S. House PA-152021–2023Term endedGlenn ThompsonGlenn Thompson
1stU.S. House PA-152019–2021Term ended—Glenn Thompson
5thU.S. House PA-52017–2019Term endedGlenn ThompsonMary Gay Scanlon
4thU.S. House PA-52015–2017Term endedGlenn ThompsonGlenn Thompson
3rdU.S. House PA-52013–2015Term endedGlenn ThompsonGlenn Thompson
2ndU.S. House PA-52011–2013Term endedGlenn ThompsonGlenn Thompson
1stU.S. House PA-52009–2011Term ended—Glenn Thompson

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
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