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Patrick Thompson is from Atlanta, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is currently working on his MBA. He has been married to his wife, Lorraine, for more than 25 years, and together they have two children.

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Patrick Thompson is from Atlanta, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is currently working on his master's degree in business. He is a married father of two.

Patrick has 30 years of sales and marketing management experience at leading high-tech companies, including EDS, Lotus, IBM, Siebel, Salesforce, Open Text, and AT&T. He previously worked as a public school science teacher and a US Park Ranger.

Patrick previously ran for Georgia State Senate District 56 in 2016 and 2022, but did not win. He also ran for U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 but did not win.

As of March 11, 2026, Patrick Thompson did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports affordable and accessible healthcare.

Proponent of fully expanding Medicaid in Georgia to provide insurance to hundreds of thousands of uncovered residents.

Pledges to fight against any state legislation that aims to punish women or medical professionals for seeking or providing abortion access.

- Supports affordable and accessible healthcare.
- Proponent of fully expanding Medicaid in Georgia to provide insurance to hundreds of thousands of uncovered residents.
- Pledges to fight against any state legislation that aims to punish women or medical professionals for seeking or providing abortion access.

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Advocates for removing "dark money" from local politics to diminish the power of lobbyists.

- Advocates for removing "dark money" from local politics to diminish the power of lobbyists.

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Patrick Thompson

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