Charles H. Thompson was the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, abbreviated as WisDOT, is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways...

 for eight years. Thompson was appointed to the position in January 1992 and retired in 2000. He now lives in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 with his wife. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.

Thomas was appointed to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission by Governor Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls...

and served from April 1, 1987 to December 31, 1991.