Brian Kemp
Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician and businessman. He has been the 83rd Governor of Georgia since 2019.
Brian Kemp | |
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| 83rd Governor of Georgia | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Geoff Duncan Burt Jones |
| Preceded by | Nathan Deal |
| 27th Secretary of State of Georgia | |
| In office January 8, 2010 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Governor | Sonny Perdue Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Karen Handel |
| Succeeded by | Robyn Crittenden |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 46th district | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Haines |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cowsert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Porter Kemp November 2, 1963 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marty Argo (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | University of Georgia (BS) |
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Kemp was born in Athens, Georgia to a family that had been in politics for a long time.[1] Some of his ancestors owned plantations with many slaves.[2] He studied at University of Georgia.
As a member of the Republican Party he was a state senator from 2003 to 2007, then became the 27th Secretary of State of Georgia from January 2010 to November 2018.[3]
Kemp was the Republican nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.[4] He defeated Stacey Abrams in the general election in November 2018, but the election was controversial and many newspapers reported that he cheated.[5][6][7]
References change
- ↑ Brett, Jennifer. "'Solid': Republican Brian Kemp plays up rural roots, business bonafides". ajc. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ↑ Lambert, Frank (2005). James Habersham: Loyalty, Politics, and Commerce in Colonial Georgia. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2539-2.
- ↑ "SECRETARY KEMP TENDERS RESIGNATION TO GOVERNOR DEAL". Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ↑ Bluestein, Greg (July 24, 2018). "Georgia Republicans give nod to Kemp in governor's race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ↑ Board, Editorial. "Opinion | Georgia's voter suppression problem goes much deeper than Brian Kemp". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ↑ Astor, Maggie (2019-03-06). "Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Faces Investigation by House Panel (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ↑ CNN, Eli Watkins. "Jimmy Carter calls for Brian Kemp to resign as GA secretary of state". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
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Other websites change
Media related to Brian Kemp at Wikimedia Commons
- Campaign website
- Project Vote Smart profile