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John has a bachelor 's degree in organizational leadership from the University of Louisville. He lives in Roswell with his wife, Kari. They have two sons. They attend Roswell United Methodist Church.

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John Albers is currently the state senator representing district 56. He was first elected in 2010 and has been in office for six terms. He is as chair of the public safety committee, vice chair of finance, and subcommittee chair of the appropriations committee.

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As a state senator, voted to make it a crime to gather in groups of two or more that "convey any threat" with a penalty of 1-5 years in jail and/or a $1,000-$5,000 fine.

As a state senator, voted to ban social media platforms from censoring user viewpoints.

As a state senator, voted to make board of education member elections nonpartisan.

- As a state senator, voted to make it a crime to gather in groups of two or more that "convey any threat" with a penalty of 1-5 years in jail and/or a $1,000-$5,000 fine. 
- As a state senator, voted to ban social media platforms from censoring user viewpoints. 
- As a state senator, voted to make board of education member elections nonpartisan.

Voting & Elections

As a state senator, helped ban local governments from regulating employee work houses, scheduling, or output, except for government employees.

- As a state senator, helped ban local governments from regulating employee work houses, scheduling, or output, except for government employees.

Economy

As a state senator, helped make sure that people in Georgia won't lose life insurance coverage for donating organs.

As a state senator, helped limit access to drugs that cause an abortion.

- As a state senator, helped make sure that people in Georgia won't lose life insurance coverage for donating organs. 
- As a state senator, helped limit access to drugs that cause an abortion.

Healthcare

As a state senator, voted to reduce restrictions people from having weapons at parks, historic sites. government buildings, and churches, and to get rid of knife restrictions on planes, buses, and trains.

- As a state senator, voted to reduce restrictions people from having weapons at parks, historic sites. government buildings, and churches, and to get rid of knife restrictions on planes, buses, and trains.

Public Safety

As a state senator, voted to limit discussion of "divisive concepts" relating to race in schools and to allow associations to restrict student participation based on gender.

As a state senator, helped ban transgender students from participating in sports teams that match their gender identity.

- As a state senator, voted to limit discussion of "divisive concepts" relating to race in schools and to allow associations to restrict student participation based on gender. 
- As a state senator, helped ban transgender students from participating in sports teams that match their gender identity.

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Patrick is originally from West Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Mary Washington, a master's degree in business administration from Averett University, and a master's degree in sustainability from Green Mountain College.

Patrick is chief sales officer for TerraScale, a digital infrastructure company. He is also executive director for the Greening Georgia Caucus of the Democratic party. He founded two renewable energy companies and used to work for companies that include EDS, Lotus, IBM, Siebel, Radiance Solar, Salesforce, AT&T Mobile, ChargePoint, and CloudbBank. He used to be a public school science teacher and U.S. park ranger.

Patrick Thompson previously ran to be a representative in the U.S. House and a Georgia Senator. He was not elected.

As of July 5, 2022, Patrick Thompson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to invest in better mass transit options to reduce traffic and connect people throughout the city.

- Wants to invest in better mass transit options to reduce traffic and connect people throughout the city.

Wants to expand Medicaid to benefit small businesses, farmers, veterans, and the working poor.

Said, "[w]e need to exploit Federal funding to build a healthcare army that will serve our economy as well as our citizens."

Wants to expand affordable broadband internet in rural areas so that more people can see a doctor virtually.

- Wants to expand Medicaid to benefit small businesses, farmers, veterans, and the working poor. 
- Said, "[w]e need to exploit Federal funding to build a healthcare army that will serve our economy as well as our citizens." 
- Wants to expand affordable broadband internet in rural areas so that more people can see a doctor virtually.

Believes that the public school system should be a top priority for the budget, and wants to raise teacher salaries, reduce class sizes, and invest in addressing the school-to-prison pipeline.

Wants to replace existing school buses with electric buses and use school grounds and roofs for solar power.

Supports students training so that they can do school repair and transition school energy to solar, as well as training students in 3D printing, agriculture, transit, and healthcare.

- Believes that the public school system should be a top priority for the budget, and wants to raise teacher salaries, reduce class sizes, and invest in addressing the school-to-prison pipeline. 
- Wants to replace existing school buses with electric buses and use school grounds and roofs for solar power. 
- Supports students training so that they can do school repair and transition school energy to solar, as well as training students in 3D printing, agriculture, transit, and healthcare.

Patrick Thompson

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
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- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342.

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