Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-gov-tommy-thompson-loses-wisconsin-senate-seat Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Former Gov. Tommy Thompson lost the Wisconsin senate seat to challenger Tammy Baldwin. Thompson was governor of the Badger State from 1987-2001 before leaving to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services in George W. Bush’s first term in the White House. Baldwin’s campaign outspent Thompson 3 to 1 in television ads.