Bruce Thompson (Georgia)

Bruce Thompson

Republican Party

Prior offices

Georgia State Senate District 14

Successor: Josh McLaurin

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Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Successor: Barbara Rivera Holmes

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Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Personal

Birthplace

Big Sandy, Mont.

Profession

Business owner

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Bruce Thompson (Republican Party) was the Georgia Commissioner of Labor. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on November 24, 2024.

Thompson (Republican Party) ran for election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Thompson passed away on November 24, 2024, due to pancreatic cancer.

Biography

Bruce Thompson was born in Big Sandy, Montana, and lived in Cartersville, Georgia. Thompson served in the U.S. Army National Guard for six years. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Reinhardt University in 2021. Thompson's career experience includes owning and working as the CEO of QuoteBurst, Inc., and Bruce Thompson Enterprises.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Thompson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Chair
• Finance Committee
• Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee

2019-2020

Thompson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Secretary
• Finance Committee
• Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Chairman

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Banking and Financial Institutions
• Finance
• Higher Education
• Science and Technology, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2015
• Banking and Financial Institutions
• Finance
• Higher Education
• Science and Technology, Vice chair

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated William Boddie and Emily Anderson in the general election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson (R)	52.1	2,030,170
		William Boddie (D)	45.3	1,766,894
		Emily Anderson (L)	2.6	100,960

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,898,024
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie defeated Nicole Horn in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	62.3	157,153
		Nicole Horn	37.7	95,262

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252,415
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie and Nicole Horn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lester Jackson, Nadia Surrency, and Thomas Dean in the Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	27.7	184,446
✔		Nicole Horn	25.1	167,442
		Lester Jackson	19.4	129,109
		Nadia Surrency	17.9	119,582
	Submit photo	Thomas Dean	9.9	66,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 666,686
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated Mike Coan and Kartik Bhatt in the Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson	62.7	637,857
		Mike Coan	30.7	312,842
	Submit photo	Kartik Bhatt	6.6	67,407

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,018,106
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Bruce Thompson defeated Travis Johnson in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson (R)	70.0	66,534
		Travis Johnson (D)	30.0	28,505

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,039
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 14

Travis Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 14 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Travis Johnson	100.0	9,303

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,303
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Schenck (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Bruce Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 14 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson	100.0	23,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,306
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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Bruce Thompson defeated Rachel Kinsey in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 14 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson (R)	71.0	50,083
		Rachel Kinsey (D)	29.0	20,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,495 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 14

Rachel Kinsey advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 14 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rachel Kinsey	100.0	3,222

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,222
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Bruce Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 14 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson	100.0	10,421

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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Bruce Thompson ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 14 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce Thompson Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	63,251
Total Votes				63,251
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Bruce Thompson ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 14 Republican primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Bruce Thompson Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Bruce A. Thompson was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2013

See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2013

Thompson won election in a special election for Georgia State Senate District 14. The seat was vacant following Sen. Barry Loudermilk's (R) resignation to focus on his Congressional campaign. Thompson faced Christopher G. Nesmith (D), Matt Laughridge (R), Dwight Pullen (R), Dean Sheridan (R) and Nicole Ebbeskotte (R) in the special election, which took place on November 5. As no candidate received more than fifty percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Thompson and Laughridge - met in a runoff on December 3, which Thompson won.

Georgia State Senate, District 14, Runoff Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce Thompson	68.7%	2,982
	Republican	Matt Laughridge	31.3%	1,356
Total Votes				4,338

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Bruce Thompson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Georgia Commissioner of Labor	Won general	$521,391	$0
2020	Georgia State Senate District 14	Won general	$108,550	N/A**
2018	Georgia State Senate District 14	Won general	$91,405	N/A**
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 14	Won	$68,209	N/A**
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 14	Won	$20,150	N/A**
2013	Georgia State Senate, District 14 special election	Won	$50,931	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.

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• National Federation of Independent Business

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2021

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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31. ACLU Georgia Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights issues. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Georgia Environment Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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2018

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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29. Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. Georgia Center for Opportunity Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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2016

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2015

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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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2013

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 21, 2020

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On March 22, 2020, Bruce Thompson announced that he tested positive for coronavirus. Previously, he announced a self-quarantine after being hospitalized with an undiagnosed illness.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by -	Georgia Commissioner of Labor 2023-2024	Succeeded by Barbara Rivera Holmes (R)
Preceded by -	Georgia State Senate District 14 2013-2023	Succeeded by Josh McLaurin (D)

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Current members of the Georgia State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jason Anavitarte

Minority Leader:Harold Jones

Senators

District 1

Ben Watson (R)

District 2

Derek Mallow (D)

District 3

Mike Hodges (R)

District 4

Billy Hickman (R)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (D)

District 6

Matt Brass (R)

District 7

Nabilah Islam Parkes (D)

District 8

Russ Goodman (R)

District 9

Nikki Merritt (D)

District 10

Emanuel Jones (D)

District 11

Sam Watson (R)

District 12

Freddie Sims (D)

District 13

Carden Summers (R)

District 14

Josh McLaurin (D)

District 15

Ed Harbison (D)

District 16

Marty Harbin (R)

District 17

Gail Davenport (D)

District 18

John Kennedy (R)

District 19

Blake Tillery (R)

District 20

Larry Walker (R)

District 21

Vacant

District 22

Harold Jones (D)

District 23

Max Burns (R)

District 24

Lee Anderson (R)

District 25

Ricky Williams (R)

District 26

David Lucas (D)

District 27

Greg Dolezal (R)

District 28

Donzella James (D)

District 29

Randy Robertson (R)

District 30

Tim Bearden (R)

District 31

Jason Anavitarte (R)

District 32

Kay Kirkpatrick (R)

District 33

Michael Rhett (D)

District 34

Kenya Wicks (D)

District 35

Jason Esteves (D)

District 36

Nan Orrock (D)

District 37

Ed Setzler (R)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (D)

District 39

Sonya Halpern (D)

District 40

Sally Harrell (D)

District 41

Kim Jackson (D)

District 42

Brian Strickland (R)

District 43

Tonya Anderson (D)

District 44

Elena Parent (D)

District 45

Clint Dixon (R)

District 46

Bill Cowsert (R)

District 47

Frank Ginn (R)

District 48

Shawn Still (R)

District 49

Drew Echols (R)

District 50

Bo Hatchett (R)

District 51

Steve Gooch (R)

District 52

Chuck Hufstetler (R)

District 53

Colton Moore (R)

District 54

Chuck Payne (R)

District 55

Randal Mangham (D)

District 56

John Albers (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (23)

Vacancies (1)