Brian Kemp
Sign in to saveAlso known as Brian Porter Kemp, Governor Brian Porter Kemp, Governor Brian Kemp, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Governor Kemp, Brian P. Kemp
American politician (born 1963)
Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Geoff Duncan , Burt Jones
- Preceded by
- Nathan Deal
- Succeeded by
- Greg Gianforte
- Governor
- Sonny Perdue , Nathan Deal
- Born
- Brian Porter Kemp , ( 1963-11-02 ) November 2, 1963 (age 62) , Athens, Georgia , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Marty Argo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 )
- Relatives
- Bill Cowsert (brother-in-law), Bob Argo (father-in-law)
- Education
- University of Georgia ( BS )
- Website
- Campaign website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brian
- Family name
- Kemp
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Official website
- www.kempforgovernor.com
- Image
- David Perdue and Brian Kemp (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Atlanta
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- date of birth
- 1963-11-02
- Commons category
- Brian Kemp
- social media followers
- 151074
- name in native language
- Brian Kemp
- birth name
- Brian Porter Kemp
- P10632
- Brian Kemp
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/brian-kemp
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Encyclopedic overview
Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the state's 27th Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007. He is the first Republican since Reconstruction to be elected governor of Georgia who was not a former Democrat.
Kemp is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Before entering politics, he operated several businesses in agriculture, financial services, and real estate. In 2002, he was elected to the Georgia State Senate. Kemp ran for commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture in 2006 but lost the Republican primary. In 2010, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Kemp secretary of state. He was elected to a full term as secretary in 2010 and reelected in 2014. In 2015, Kemp was criticized after a data breach of over six million voters' personal information to 12 organizations. During the 2016 election, he was the only state official to reject help from the Department of Homeland Security to guard against Russian interference.
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