Tommy Thompson May Run in 2008
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DES MOINES, Iowa—A former Wisconsin governor, Tommy Thompson, who served as Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush’s first term, said yesterday that he intends to form a committee to explore a possible run for the White House in 2008.
“I intend to do so after the first of the year,” the Republican said in reference to starting an exploratory committee.
Mr. Thompson made the comments in Iowa, where he met with about 100 members of a group called Iowans for Wellness and Prevention. The state holds the first votes of the presidential nominating process.
Mr. Thompson, who will turn 65 on Sunday, spent nearly four decades in politics and government, including 14 years as governor. He resigned as HHS secretary in December 2004 shortly after Mr. Bush won a second term.
