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]
Brian Kemp Media
Final results by county in 2018:
Final results by county in 2022:
Kemp with his wife Marty as he takes the oath of office as Georgia's 83rd governor
Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, Maj. Gen. Joe Jarrard, and Governor Brian Kemp review the troops during the Georgia National Guard change of command ceremony on Clay National Guard Center January 26, 2019. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tori Miller.
Kemp speaking at the American Embassy in Jerusalem in 2023
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References
- ↑ 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 (in en-US). Opinion | Georgia's voter suppression problem goes much deeper than Brian Kemp. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/georgias-voter-suppression-problem-goes-much-deeper-than-brian-kemp/2018/10/20/67dab6c2-cd9b-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ↑ Astor, Maggie (2019-03-06). "Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Faces Investigation by House Panel (Published 2019)" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/governor-brian-kemp-voter-suppression.html. 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
Media related to Brian Kemp at Wikimedia Commons
- Campaign website
- Project Vote Smart profile