Biography
Patrick Thompson is the Democratic candidate for the Georgia State Senate, District 56, where he faces Republican incumbent John Albers in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] According to Ballotpedia, he is a former public school science teacher and U.S. Park Ranger who later worked about 30 years in technology sales and marketing management.[1]
Thompson holds a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and attended management schools at Lotus, IBM and Siebel, according to Ballotpedia.[1] His career has included work at companies such as EDS, Lotus, IBM, Siebel, salesforce.com, Open Text and AT&T.[1]
Thompson has run for office several times as a Democrat, beginning with Georgia State Senate District 21 in 2010, where he lost to incumbent Chip Rogers, and the U.S. House in Georgia's 11th District in 2012, where he lost to incumbent Phil Gingrey.[1] He was the Democratic candidate for Senate District 56 in 2016 and again in 2022, losing both times to Albers; in 2022 the vote was 61.6% to 38.4%.[1]
- 1.Patrick Thompson (Georgia) - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Georgia State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Georgia Senate District 56
Patrick Thompson is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Georgia Senate District 56 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
