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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.

Voting & Elections

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.

Economy

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.

Healthcare

Public Safety

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.

Education

Patrick Thompson

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