Bruce Thompson (Georgia 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.

Bruce Thompson
Labor Commissioner of Georgia
Assumed office
January 12, 2023
GovernorBrian Kemp
Preceded byMark Butler
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 14th district
In office
December 12, 2013 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byBarry Loudermilk
Succeeded byJosh McLaurin
Personal details
Born
Bruce Anthony Thompson

(1965-02-09) February 9, 1965
Big Sandy, Montana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBecky
Children2
EducationMontana State University–Northern (AA)
Reinhardt University (BBA)
WebsiteCampaign website

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
  1. "State Sen. Bruce Thompson of Bartow Sworn Into Office". Georgia State Senate Press Office. December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  2. "In and Around Town", The River Press, Fort Benton, Montana, volume CVI, number 35, June 25, 1986, page 9. (subscription required)
  3. "Sen Thompson takes office after beating Laughridge in runoff". Cherokee Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. "Thompson, Prince, Efstration Win General Assembly Seats". Gpb.org. December 4, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. "Georgia State Sen. Bruce Thompson enters race for labor commissioner". June 4, 2021.
  6. Kanell, Michael E. "Thompson secures GOP nod, Dems head to runoff in labor commissioner race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  7. Kanell, Michael E. "Thompson wins race for Georgia Labor Commissioner", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, updated November 9, 2022.
  8. 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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