Edward H. Thomson III (born 1953) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 30th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from August 24, 2017 to January 9, 2024.

[2] He replaced Dave Rible, who left office to serve as Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

[1] In the November 2017 general election, Thomson (with 30,680 votes; 30.3% of all ballots cast) and his running mate, four-term incumbent Sean T. Kean (with 33,672; 33.3%), defeated Democratic challengers Kevin Scott (18,737; 18.5%) and Eliot Arlo Colon (18,160; 17.9%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Republicans.

[8][9] In the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, Thomson lost re-election to Democrat Avi Schnall in what was described as "a major upset".

Concurrently, Thomson’s running mates both won re-election (Senator Robert Singer and Assemblyman Sean Kean).