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Bruce Thompson | |
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Labor Commissioner of Georgia | |
Assumed office January 12, 2023 | |
Governor | Brian Kemp |
Preceded by | Mark Butler |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 14th district | |
In office December 12,2013 –January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Barry Loudermilk |
Succeeded by | Josh McLaurin |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruce Anthony Thompson February 9,1965 Big Sandy,Montana,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Becky |
Children | 2 |
Education | Montana State University–Northern (AA) Reinhardt University (BBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
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.
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.
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]
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]
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