Thompson is a relic from the past: in Legislature since 1975, and the only Democratic state legislator in nation, who (IMHO) can be unconditionally named "a conservative" (he is extremely conservative on social issues and (somewhat less) conservative leaning on economy too). When he retires (possibly - in 2023) "conservative Democrats"will become a memory, just as "liberal Republicans" are..
Eh you still have a few in South Carolina and Alabama. Rep. Ott and Rep. Atkinson both voted for the heartbeat bill and generally err on the more conservative side. Both are dynasty heirs, taking their dad’s seat when he retired
Yeah, but in my opinion they are more "right of center" type - generally conservative, but rather "moderate conservative"... Besides Thompson there is no one comparable with pre- (or - about) 2010 Democratic legislators, some of which were
really conservative (examples: Fannin in Louisiana, Butler (who is a Republican state senator in Alabama now) in Alabama, and whole group (Browning, Stevens, White, Smith a. o.) in Mississippi)...