| Sen. Bruce Thompson was elected to the Georgia
State Senate in 2013. He represents Senate District 14,
which includes portions of Cherokee, Bartow and Cobb
counties.
Sen. Thompson, a Republican, serves as Chairman of the
Science and Technology Committee and is a member of the
Banking and Financial Institutions, Finance and Higher
Education Committees.
A native of the small town of Big Sandy, Montana, Sen.
Thompson grew up working on his family farm. Sen.
Thompson credits his work ethic, self-reliance and
successful business career to his parents and his
commitment to the church.
After attending college at Montana State UniversityNorthern, Sen. Thompson served four years in the United
States Military as a tank commander.
Since his time serving in the military, Sen. Thompson has
become a successful businessman and entrepreneur. He
also serves as a board director of Northside Bank, a trustee
for Truett-McConnell college and as an insurance agent for
Allstate. Sen. Thompson also previously served as
Chairman of the Cartersville/Bartow Chamber Commerce
from 2012- 2013.
Sen. Thompson is a committed member of his community,
working with the local homeless shelter, Rotary Club and
devotes his time and resources to the Etowah Education
Scholarship Foundation. He currently owns several
companies including Quoteburst, Lifecycle and Coverstar
Automatic Pool Safety Covers.
Sen. Thompson lives in Cartersville with his wife Rebecca,
daughter Faith and son Maxwell. The Thompsons are active
members of First Baptist Cartersville, where Sen. Thompson
previously served as the Chairman of Personnel and is now involved with the church's vision team. |