Thomas is an expert on agriculture and rural development. He has served in important positions in several state agencies. His most lengthy job was as executive vice president of the Wyoming Farm Bureau from 1965 until 1974. He was also an independent small businessman. In 1984 he was elected to the state legislature, in which he served until 1989.
In 1989, Dick Cheney, who occupied Wyoming's only seat in the United States House of Representatives, resigned from it in order to become Secretary of Defense. Thomas became the Republican candidate to replace him in the April 1989 special election, and he won. He was reelected in 1990 and 1992. In 1994 he ran for the United States Senate and won that election as well. He was reelected in 2000.
Thomas bantered with the class of about 35 students, encouraged their questions and tried to draw out the quiet ones.
Thomas, who still runs two to three miles five days every week, said after the class Thursday that he is not the leanest member of the Senate.
Thomas said he enjoys working with Wyoming people on Wyoming issues.Yet working in the Senate means he can't participate in Rotary Club and other functions or rope calves like he used to.
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