Bruce Thompson (Georgia politician)
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American politician
Bruce Anthony Thompson (born February 9, 1965) is an American politician from the state of Georgia . He is a member of the Republican Party and represented the 14th district in the Georgia State Senate . As of 2024, he is a Georgia Labor Commissioner .
Early life and education
Thompson graduated Big Sandy High School in 1983 and Montana State University–Northern with an associates degree in business in 1985. He graduated from Reinhardt University with a bachelor in business administration in 2021.
Career
Thompson served in the Montana Army National Guard for four years in tanks.[1] [2] He works as an insurance agent , as owner of an Allstate firm. Thompson chaired the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce and served as chairman of Personnel at Cartersville First Baptist Church.[1] He was elected to the Georgia Senate on December 3, 2013, to fill out the remainder of the term of Barry Loudermilk , who resigned to focus on his campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives .[3] [4]
In 2021, Thompson announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Georgia Labor Commissioner in the 2022 elections .[5] He won the nomination, with Mike Coan finishing in second place.[6] Thompson won the general election on November 8.[7]
Personal life
Thompson lives in Cartersville, Georgia . He and his wife, Becky, have two children.[1]
In March 2024, Thompson announced that he has stage-4 pancreatic cancer .[8]
References
^ a b c "State Sen. Bruce Thompson of Bartow Sworn Into Office" . Georgia State Senate Press Office. December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ "In and Around Town" , The River Press , Fort Benton, Montana, volume CVI, number 35, June 25, 1986, page 9. (subscription required)
^ "Sen Thompson takes office after beating Laughridge in runoff" . Cherokee Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ "Thompson, Prince, Efstration Win General Assembly Seats" . Gpb.org. December 4, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014 .
^ "Georgia State Sen. Bruce Thompson enters race for labor commissioner" . June 4, 2021.
^ Kanell, Michael E. "Thompson secures GOP nod, Dems head to runoff in labor commissioner race" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
^ Kanell, Michael E. "Thompson wins race for Georgia Labor Commissioner" , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , updated November 9, 2022.
^ Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson says he has pancreatic cancer , at the Associated Press ; published March 15, 2024; retrieved March 15, 2024
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Statewide political officials of
Georgia U.S. senators State government
Brian Kemp , Governor
Burt Jones , Lieutenant Governor
Brad Raffensperger , Secretary of State
Chris Carr , Attorney General
Steve N. McCoy , Treasurer (appointed)
Richard Woods, Superintendent
Gary Black , Agriculture Commissioner
John F. King , Insurance Commissioner
Mark Butler , Labor Commissioner
Tim Echols , Fitz Johnson , Bubba McDonald , Tricia Pridemore , Jason Shaw , Public Service Commissioners
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