Brian Kemp is the Governor of Georgia. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2027. Kemp received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia. Before entering politics, Kemp worked as a builder and developer. Kemp founded Kemp Properties, a property management and real estate investment business, was a founding director of First Madison Bank, and served on the St. Mary’s Hospital Board. Kemp served in the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007. He served as chairman of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, vice chairman of the Higher Education Committee, secretary of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, and member of the Appropriations Committee. In 2010, then-Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Kemp to the Georgia Secretary of State office vacated by Karen Handel, who had resigned to run for governor. Kemp was elected to a full term in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. Kemp was the second Republican since Reconstruction to hold the office in Georgia. Kemp won the 2018 election for governor of Georgia against Stacey Abrams 50.2%-48.8%. During Kemp's 2022 re-election campaign, former President Donald Trump endorsed Kemp's primary challenger, former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, after Kemp opposed Trump's position on the validity of the 2020 presidential election results. Kemp's 2018 and 2022 victories maintained a Republican trifecta in Georgia.
