{"id":263867,"date":"2023-12-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-california-republican-party-endorses-hollywood-talent-manager-lawyer-and-film-producer-larry-thompson-in-his-run-for-u-s-congress-in-californias-32nd-district\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:20:01","slug":"el-partido-republicano-de-california-respalda-a-larry-thompson-manager-de-talentos-de-hollywood-abogado-y-productor-de-cine-en-su-candidatura-al-congreso-de-ee-uu-por-el-32-distrito-congres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-partido-republicano-de-california-respalda-a-larry-thompson-manager-de-talentos-de-hollywood-abogado-y-productor-de-cine-en-su-candidatura-al-congreso-de-ee-uu-por-el-32-distrito-congres\/","title":{"rendered":"California Republican Party Endorses Hollywood Talent Manager, Lawyer, and Film Producer, Larry Thompson, In His Run For U.S. Congress In California&#8217;s 32nd District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 11, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> Republican Party (CAGOP) voted <span id=\"spanHghlt45b3\">unanimously <\/span>this weekend to endorse <span class=\"xn-location\">Hollywood<\/span> talent manager, lawyer, and film producer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry Thompson<\/span>, in his 2024 run for U.S. Congress in <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> 32nd District. The very valuable\u00a0CAGOP endorsement came after the <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> Republican Party (LAGOP) endorsed Thompson and recommended the endorsement to the state party due to Thompson having received a two-thirds (2\/3) majority vote at its LAGOP Endorsement Meeting on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 4<\/span>, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg78dfleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg78dfleft\" title=\"California Republican Party Endorses Larry Thompson For U.S. Congress\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2296139\/Larry_Thompson_0111_highres__002.jpg\" alt=\"California Republican Party Endorses Larry Thompson For U.S. Congress\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>So, what is it about Thompson, a self-proclaimed &#8220;Moderate Republican,&#8221; that\u00a0is giving such new hope and excitement to the <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> GOP?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=113651641&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.larrythompsonforcongress.com%2F&amp;a=www.LarryThompsonForCongress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.LarryThompsonForCongress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am running for Congress,&#8221; says Thompson, &#8220;to awaken, organize, and lead the silenced and canceled, conservative Republican and Democratic voters.\u00a0No longer should they feel alone, defeated, and scared. I offer them an opportunity to regain their courage, stand up, and join me and those who share their values and vision of our country. I want everyone to stop, think, and simply use\u00a0<u>Common Sense<\/u>\u00a0with\u00a0<u>Common Civility<\/u>\u00a0to find <u>Common Ground<\/u>\u00a0to solve our\u00a0<u>Common Issues<\/u>. Let&#8217;s start a fresh, bipartisan conversation to finally end the fighting, regain our &#8216;sanity,&#8217; and get something done. I&#8217;m the &#8216;Sanity Man.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even with such lofty ideals, Thompson&#8217;s election won&#8217;t be easy as his main Democratic opponent is 14-term incumbent, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brad Sherman<\/span>, who is serving his first term in CA 32 simply because of redistricting. <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> 32nd district takes in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bel-Air<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Bell Canyon<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Beverly Glen<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Brentwood<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Canoga Park<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chatsworth<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Encino<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Malibu<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North Hills<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Northridge<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pacific Palisades<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Reseda<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Sherman Oaks<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Studio City<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Tarzana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Topanga<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">West Hills<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Winnetka<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Woodland Hills<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his chances in the race, Thompson quips, &#8220;Oh, I will definitely beat Mr. Sleeping-At-The-Wheel, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brad Sherman<\/span>. I&#8217;m just glad <span class=\"xn-person\">Taylor Swift<\/span> isn&#8217;t running.&#8221; On Bidenomics, he added that he agrees with TV Personality, <span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Gutfeld<\/span>, that &#8220;the <span class=\"xn-money\">$100<\/span> bill has become the new <span class=\"xn-money\">$20<\/span> bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seriously,&#8221; he added, &#8220;the polarized political positions in our nation have become dangerous in many ways, and, with all that is going on in this world today, there is much disenchantment, disappointment, frustration, and even fear with many Democrat and Republican voters. As a new Moderate Republican, I intend to bridge this gap of uncertainty and offer a fresh option of ideas to the Republican and long-standing Democrat voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our citizens must deal with open borders, closed minds, sky-high taxes, and low confidence in government \u2026 not to mention potholes on Ventura Boulevard, <span id=\"spanHghltd1c3\">Topanga Canyon Boulevard,<\/span> and the Pacific Coast Highway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been a &#8216;Representative&#8217; of Hollywood Talent for over 50 years,&#8221; said Thompson. &#8220;And I have spent a career\u00a0as either a lawyer or a personal manager\u00a0listening, caring, nurturing, planning, and negotiating, to enhance their personas and lives. I now want to be a &#8216;Representative&#8217; of the people, especially those who live in our <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> 32nd District.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a long-time, active Republican, Thompson was a Republican Eagle in 1981, &#8217;82, and &#8217;83, which required a donation to the Republican National Committee of a minimum of <span class=\"xn-money\">$10,000<\/span> per year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was the recipient of the Republican Presidential Taskforce&#8217;s\u00a0Medal of Merit Presented by President <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronald Reagan<\/span> in 1981 and was the personal Talent Manager for President <span class=\"xn-person\">Ronald Reagan&#8217;s<\/span> daughter, <span class=\"xn-person\">Patti Davis<\/span> from 1982 to 1986.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He co-wrote speeches and prepared President <span class=\"xn-person\">Gerald Ford<\/span> personally for his Republican National Convention address in 1976 and employed President <span class=\"xn-person\">Gerald Ford&#8217;s<\/span> Daughter, <span class=\"xn-person\">Susan Ford<\/span>, to costar on the <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Nabor&#8217;s<\/span> Show, which Thompson produced all\u00a075 episodes in 1978.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson was the California Campaign Co-Chairman for Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Bob Dole&#8217;s<\/span> Presidential Campaign in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>He ran for US Congress CA37 as an Independent in 2020. <span class=\"xn-person\">Karen Bass<\/span>, the current mayor of <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, won.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry Thompson<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thompson is an acclaimed <span class=\"xn-location\">Hollywood<\/span> talent manager and veteran film producer, lawyer, book packager, author, Broadway Producer, and motivational speaker, and is also founder and President of the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=3862396477&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Flarrythompsonorg.com%2F&amp;a=Larry+A.+Thompson+Organization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Larry A. Thompson Organization<\/a><\/u>, a next-generation, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> based Talent Management, Motion Picture, Television, and New Media Production Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson and his team of managers have guided the careers of over 200 Stars, and Thompson himself has produced 21 Movies for Television, 5 Motion Pictures, 2 Television Series, 12 Television Specials, and various Series Pilots. He is also the author of the Best-Selling self-help book <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=2314454051&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FShine-Powerful-4-Step-Becoming-Anything%2Fdp%2F0071426825%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D3B781O0LYI94H%26keywords%3Dshine%253A%2Ba%2Bpowerful%2B4-step%26qid%3D1699293054%26sprefix%3Dshine%2Ba%2Bpowerful%2B4-step%252Caps%252C143%26sr%3D8-1&amp;a=Shine%3A+A+Powerful+4-Step+Plan+For+Becoming+A+Star+In+Anything+You+Do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shine: A Powerful 4-Step Plan For Becoming A Star In Anything You Do<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson has received the Industry&#8217;s prestigious Vision Award and his productions have won 2 Accolade Awards, 2 Imagen Awards, The Epiphany Prize, The Wilbur Award, The Christopher Award, and have received Nominations for 10 Emmys, 6 Imagen Awards, 2 Prism Awards, the Humanitas Prize, and a Golden Globe.<\/p>\n<p>He serves on the Advisory Boards of The Delta Blues Museum, Paulist Productions, and Good News Communications. He is a Founding Member Enthusiast of the Museum of The Bible in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> and a Charter Member of the United States Capitol Historical Society.\u00a0He is perennially listed in Who&#8217;s Who In America and Who&#8217;s Who In The World, and on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 1, 2018<\/span>, Thompson was awarded the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=4230020490&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.24-7pressrelease.com%2Fpress-release%2F455200%2Flarry-a-thompson-presented-with-the-albert-nelson-marquis-lifetime-achievement-award-by-marquis-whos-who&amp;a=Albert+Nelson+Marquis+Lifetime+Achievement+Award+by+Marquis+Who%27s+Who.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who&#8217;s Who.<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>The National Conference of Personal Managers inducted Thompson into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 12, 2016<\/span>. Thompson was also honored on <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 19, 2013<\/span>, by the Talent Managers Association with the prestigious <span class=\"xn-person\">Seymour Heller<\/span> Award for Lifetime Achievement in Talent Management. These two entertainment industry awards are the highest honors a personal manager can receive for representing talent.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson was Knighted in <span class=\"xn-location\">Rome, Italy<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 20, 2017<\/span>. Grand Prior, Prince <span class=\"xn-person\">Lorenzo de<\/span>&#8216; Medici, sponsored Thompson, who is an American of Italian Heritage, into the prestigious Order of <span class=\"xn-location\">Saint Martin<\/span> of Mount of the Beatitudes as a &#8220;Patron of the Arts and Protector of the Most Needy.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thompson was born, raised, and educated in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mississippi<\/span>. After finishing law school at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Mississippi<\/span> in 1968, he drove three days to the corner of Hollywood and Vine to start his dream career in show business. Also, from 1968 to 1974, Thompson served in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> Army Reserve&#8217;s Judge Advocate General Corp, mostly in <span class=\"xn-location\">Torrance, California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson lives in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> with his wife, Kelly, and their daughter, Taylor, and son, Trevor.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Election<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Primary Election will be on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 5, 2024<\/span>. The two candidates that receive the most votes in the Primary Election will advance to the General Election, which will be on <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 5, 2024<\/span>. California Elections have the Top-Two Candidates Open Election System, which means all registered voters, regardless of political affiliation, may vote for any candidate, regardless of political affiliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paid for by <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry Thompson<\/span> for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>For further information or to schedule an interview with\u00a0Mr. Thompson, contact:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Robert G. Endara II<\/span><br \/>Larry Thompson For Congress<br \/>12021 Wilshire Blvd.<br \/>Suite 614<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, CA\u00a090025<br \/>(310) 288-0700<br \/>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:larry@larrythompsonforcongress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">larry@larrythompsonforcongress.com<\/a><br \/>Website:\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=4000942685&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2677155-1%26h%3D976680780%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.larrythompsonforcongress.com%252F%26a%3Dwww.LarryThompsonForCongress.com&amp;a=www.LarryThompsonForCongress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.LarryThompsonForCongress.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Please click the following link to download the high-res version of this photo:<br \/>Courtesy of Larry Thompson For Congress<br \/><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=3188844519&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fspaces.hightail.com%2Freceive%2FXP4E3cGjH1&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fspaces.hightail.com%2Freceive%2FXP4E3cGjH1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/spaces.hightail.com\/receive\/XP4E3cGjH1<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4045705-1&amp;h=4115936608&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2296139%2FLarry_Thompson_0111_highres__002.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2296139%2FLarry_Thompson_0111_highres__002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2296139\/Larry_Thompson_0111_highres__002.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Larry Thompson For Congress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 11, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> Republican Party (CAGOP) voted <span id=\"spanHghlt45b3\">unanimously <\/span>this weekend to endorse <span class=\"xn-location\">Hollywood<\/span> talent manager, lawyer, and film producer, <span class=\"xn-person\">Larry Thompson<\/span>, in his 2024 run for U.S. Congress in <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> 32nd District. The very valuable\u00a0CAGOP endorsement came after the &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":263868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263867"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263869,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263867\/revisions\/263869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}