Rick Thompson

This article is about Rick Thompson, a West Virginia politician. For other uses, see Richard Thompson (disambiguation).

Richard Thompson (born October 2, 1952) is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 17th District since 2000. He served as Speaker of the House from January 2007 to June 2013. He earlier served as a Delegate from 1981 through 1983. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of West Virginia in 2011, coming in second place behind acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Thompson resigned from the House of Delegates in June 2013 after being appointed by Tomblin to serve as West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Assistance.^[1] He resigned as the Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs to run for Wayne County Sheriff. Thompson in 2024 ran for, and was elected, Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County.^[2] He currently is serving as the Prosecuting Attorney of Wayne County WV.

Rick Thompson
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office January 10, 2007 – June 15, 2013
Preceded by	Robert Kiss
Succeeded by	Tim Miley
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-02) October 2, 1952 (age 72) Louisa, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Beth Chambers
Children	5
Alma mater	Marshall University West Virginia University, Morgantown

Thompson holds degrees from Marshall University and West Virginia University College of Law.