Joe Thompson grew up in Lithia Springs and then moved to Smyrna, where he graduated from FT Wills Highschool. He joined the Navy and served as a Nuclear Power Plant Supervisor for 10 years. Joe joined General Electric in 1999 and has been there for over 25 years and is a senior project manager for power plant upgrades globally. Joe is a widower and and married his wife Sarah in 2019. Joe and Sarah opened an insurance agency in 2024. Joe is licensed in Life, health and property and casualty insurance. Joe's primary focus at the agency is Medicare and Life products.