Michael James Thompson (born November 5, 1976) is an American politician serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 48th district since 2020.

[1] Thompson was born in Metairie, Louisiana and attended the Catholic boarding school Saint Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

[3] Thompson ran for election to the Mississippi State Senate in 2019, where he earned 59.3% of the vote in the Republican primary and 51.6% in the general election, flipping the district from the Democratic incumbent; he assumed office on January 7, 2020.

[1] He is a member of these additional committees: Constitution; Environment Protection, Conservation, and Water Resources; Finance; Gaming; Highway and Transportation; Judiciary, Division B; and Tourism.

[1] In 2020, he voted to change the Mississippi state flag.