Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp

27th Secretary of State of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2010
Governor	Sonny Perdue Nathan Deal
Preceded by	Karen Handel
Personal details
Born	(1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Marty Argo
Alma mater	University of Georgia

Brian P. Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is the Republican Secretary of State of the U.S. State of Georgia. Kemp succeeded Karen Handel on January 8, 2010, when she stepped down to run in the Georgia gubernatorial election, 2010.

Kemp previously had served as a Georgia State Senator from 2002 to 2006 after defeating the Democratic incumbent. Kemp won the 2010 election for a full term as Georgia Secretary of State with 56.4% to 39.4% for his democratic opponent, Georganna Sinkfield.^[1] In 2014, Kemp was re-elected.

Personal life

Brian Kemp is a lifelong resident of Athens who is married and has 3 children. He attended Clarke Central High School and the University of Georgia, where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. He along with his family are also active members of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Athens. ^[2]

Business

Brian Kemp is an active small business owner today with companies involved in agribusiness, financial services, and real estate management and investment.

Electoral history

Georgia State Senate 46th District Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Brian Kemp	17,504	50.7
Democratic	Doug Haines (inc.)	17,015	49.3

Georgia Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Brian Kemp	361,304	59.2
Republican	Doug MacGinnitie	248,911	40.8

Georgia Secretary of State Election, 2010
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Brian Kemp	1,440,188	56.4
Democratic	Georganna Sinkfield	1,006,411	39.4
Libertarian	David Chastain	106,123	4.2

Georgia Secretary of State Election, 2014
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Brian Kemp (inc.)	1,452,554	57.47
Democratic	Doreen Carter	1,075,101	42.53

References

Political offices
Preceded by Karen Handel	Secretary of State of Georgia 2010–present	Incumbent

Current statewide political officials of Georgia

U.S. Senators	David Perdue Johnny Isakson

State government	Nathan Deal, Governor Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Sam Olens, Attorney General Steve McCoy, Treasurer (appointed) Richard Woods, Superintendent Gary Black, Agriculture Commissioner Ralph Hudgens, Insurance Commissioner Mark Butler, Labor Commissioner Chuck Eaton (Chair), Bubba McDonald (Vice Chair), Doug Everett, Tim Echols, Stan Wise, Public Service Commission

Senate	Tommie Williams, President pro tempore Chip Rogers, Majority Leader Steve Henson, Minority Leader

House	David Ralston, Speaker Jan Jones, Speaker pro tempore Larry O'Neal, Majority Leader Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Hugh Thompson, Chief Justice Harris Hines, Presiding Justice Robert Benham Carol Hunstein Harold Melton David Nahmias Keith Blackwell, Justices

State secretaries of state in the United States

AL John Merrill (R) AK Byron Mallott (D) AZ Michele Reagan (R) AR Mark Martin (R) CA Alex Padilla (D) CO Wayne Williams (R) CT Denise Merrill (D) DE Jeffrey Bullock (D) FL Ken Detzner (R) GA Brian Kemp (R) HI Shan Tsutsui (D) ID Lawerence Denney (R) IL Jesse White (D) IN Connie Lawson (R) IA Paul Pate (R) KS Kris Kobach (R) KY Alison Grimes (D) LA Tom Schedler (R) ME Matthew Dunlap (D) MD John Wobensmith (R) MA Bill Galvin (D) MI Ruth Johnson (R) MN Steve Simon (D) MS Delbert Hosemann (R) MO Jason Kander (D) MT Linda McCulloch (D) NE John Gale (R) NV Barbara Cegavske (R) NH Bill Gardner (D) NJ Kim Guadagno (R) NM Brad Winter (R) NY Cesar Perales (D) NC Elaine Marshall (D) ND Al Jaeger (R) OH Jon Husted (R) OK Chris Benge (R) OR Jeanne Atkins (D) PA Pedro Cortés (D) RI Nellie Gorbea (D) SC Mark Hammond (R) SD Shantel Krebs (R) TN Tre Hargett (R) TX Carlos Cascos (R) UT Spencer Cox (R) VT Jim Condos (D) VA Kelly Thomasson (D) WA Kim Wyman (R) WV Natalie Tennant (D) WI Doug La Follette (D) WY Ed Murray (R) DC Lauren Vaughan (D) Territories: AS Lemanu Mauga (D) GU Ray Tenorio (R) MP Ralph Torres (R) PR Víctor Suárez Meléndez (D) VI Osbert Potter (I)

Political party affiliations: 30 Republican 26 Democratic 1 Independent italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed

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