Todd M. Thomsen (born June 24, 1967) is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
[2] Thomsen was elected in 2006 after he won against Democrat Darrell Nemecek by two votes.
[1][3][4] In 2008, Thomsen ran for reelection "in order to continue working to improve education, keep taxes low, and represent conservative values in the Legislature".
[7] In 2009, he gained international attention when he introduced House Resolution 1014 and 1015 on March 9, 2009 opposing University of Oklahoma's invitation of evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins.
[12] In March 2009, Thomsen was appointed to the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Advisory Committee whose purpose "is to enhance scientific and engineering research and development conducted at universities in the state and by doing so enhance the success of Oklahoma researchers in federal award competitions through a partnership of higher education institutions, independent research entities, industry and state government.