Topic: Jill Long Thompson

Jill Lynette Long Thompson (July 15, 1952) is an American politician and educator. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, she was raised on a family farm outside of Larwill, Indiana, in Whitley County. She was the Democratic Party candidate in the Indiana gubernatorial election, 2008 and was the first woman in Indiana history to be nominated for governor by a major party.

She lives with her husband Don Thompson, a commercial airline pilot, in Marshall County on a farm near Argos, Ind, where they planted 2,000 trees in two days as a symbol of their love.

Long graduated from Columbia City Joint High School, in Columbia City, Indiana. Jill Long Thompson was the first in her family to graduate from college. She earned an M.B.A. (1978) and Ph.D (1984) in Business from Indiana University, and a B.S. in Business from Valparaiso University (1974).