Brian Kemp

Rare card · No. 24470

Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American politician and businessman 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...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Governor's Photographer, Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp, Public domain