Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, former

Assistant Majority Whip, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2011-2012

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1987-2012

Manchester Board of Directors, Manchester Town Council, 1971-1977

Deputy Mayor, Town of Manchester, 1975-1977

Mayor, Town of Manchester, 1971-1975

Chair, Indian Affairs Task Force

Former Chair, Nurturing Connecticut

Consultant/Owner, John W. Thompson Associates, 1978-present

Labor Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1985-1989

Neutral Arbitrator, Connecticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration, 1984-1987

Executive Director, Connecticut State Employees Association, 1958-1978

Trainer, Bacon Academy, 1958-1959

Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Korea, 1950-1952

Director, Saint James School Foundation, 1980-2002

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, National Association of Social Workers; First for Kids Award, 1999; Award for Commitment to Community Health, Connecticut Primary Care Association, 1998; E. Maurice Wakeman Award, Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1998; Leadership Award, Connecticut Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 1992; Visionary Leadership Award, Connecticut Coalition for Children, 1992; Legislator of the Year, Family Services Agencies of Connecticut, 1991;
Legislative Leadership Award for Welfare Reform and Children's Issues; Outstanding Contributions to Mental Health Services for Children, Connecticut Association of Human Services; Phoebe Bennet Award, Connecticut Association of Mental Health Clinics for Children.

Number of Grandchildren:

Six.