Bill Thomas to Discuss the Election at Bakersfield College
By: Bakersfield College
Topics: Politics, election, Bill Thomas, Bakersfield College, Education
Posted by amberc Mon Oct 27, 2008 17:49:09 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Location: 1801 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93305
The man who had one of the best views of the Washington political scene for many years will provide Bakersfield residents with insight on the upcoming election in a special event at Bakersfield College on October 30. Former U.S. Representative and Bakersfield College faculty member Bill Thomas, who represented Bakersfield in the U.S. Congress for 28 years, will present History in the Making: Handicapping the 2008 Election as part Bakersfield College’s fall Eminent Speakers Series lecture on Thursday, October 30, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Room. A reception for the former congressman will immediately follow the lecture in the building’s foyer. The presentation and reception are free and the public is invited.
Thomas will provide keen observations into what many are calling one of the most historic and important elections in American history. His understanding of the nation’s political process will offer those attending important insights into a presidential campaign that has been like no other.
Thomas’ Eminent Speakers Series presentation is made possible by support from the Wylie and May Louise Jones Endowment at the Bakersfield College Foundation.
“We are absolutely delighted that Mr. Thomas is our fall eminent speaker,” said Mike Stepanovich, executive director of the Bakersfield College Foundation. “I am sure that those attending will have a much better perspective of the upcoming election after hearing Mr. Thomas’ remarks. We welcome and encourage the community to attend the discussion.”
A native of Idaho, Thomas grew up in Southern California, where he earned an associate degree at Santa Ana College before transferring to San Francisco State University where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science in 1963 and 1965 respectively. He joined the faculty at Bakersfield College after graduation before winning election to the California Assembly in 1974. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and retired in 2007 after 28 years in office. During the last six years of his tenure he chaired the House Ways and Means Committee.
During his time in office he was known for his grasp of intricate legislative processes, and for being a workhorse.
Since retiring, he frequently is in the Washington, D.C. area as a consultant and spends his free time in Bakersfield.
For more information about Bill Thomas’ presentation of History in the Making: Handicapping the 2008 Election, please call the Bakersfield College Foundation at 395-4840.
The Bakersfield College Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan organization which is responsible for the acquisition and management of funds for the purposes of scholarships and collegiate designations as requested by those who donate to Bakersfield College. The Bakersfield College Foundation is presenting History in the Making: Handicapping the 2008 Election as an informative discussion to the community and no partisan influence should be inferred.
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