Brian Kemp
Governor of Georgia since 2019 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician and businessman. He has been the 83rd Governor of Georgia since 2019.
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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 ā 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 ā January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Doug Haines |
Succeeded by | Bill Cowsert |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Porter Kemp (1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 60) 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]