- Born in 1972 and raised in Lander Wyoming. Billings resident since 1997.
- Two sons: Tate (21) and Jace (18)
- Owner of Thompson Cattle Company (Billings, MT) since 1997. TCC is a regional cattle feeding, trucking, marketing and dealer firm.
- Part owner of Northern Livestock Video Auction (Billings, MT)
- Owner of Huntley Feeders (Huntley, MT) and North Montana Feeders (Choteau, MT)
- Part owner in Big Horn Basin Livestock Auction (Worland, WY)
- Cattle Sale Manager for The Combined Competitive Markets of Billings
- NILE board member
- 2009 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion
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