Brian Kemp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician, Governor of Georgia
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1963
Place of Birth: Athens, Georgia, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
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About Brian Kemp
- Brian Porter Kemp (born November 2, 1963) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 83rd Governor of Georgia since 2019.
- A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 27th Secretary of State of Georgia from 2010 to 2018 and a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 until 2007. Born in Athens, Georgia, Kemp is a graduate of the University of Georgia.
- Prior to entering politics, Kemp owned several agribusiness, financial services and real estate companies.
- In 2002 he was elected to the Georgia State Senate.
- In 2010, Kemp was appointed Secretary of State of Georgia by Governor Sonny Perdue following the resignation of Karen Handel to run for the governorship.
- Kemp was subsequently elected to a full term as Georgia Secretary of State in 2010; he was reelected in 2014. During Kemp's tenure as secretary of state, his office was affected by several accusations and controversies.
- In 2015, a data breach within Kemp's office distributed the Social Security numbers and dates of birth of over 6.2 million Georgia voters.
- Kemp was the only secretary of state to reject help from the U.S.
- Department of Homeland Security to guard against Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- He also implemented Georgia's controversial "exact match" system for voter registration.
- Critics have described Kemp's actions as secretary of state as an example of democratic backsliding, although Kemp denies that he actively engaged in voter suppression. In 2018, Kemp was a candidate for governor.
- After coming in second place in the Republican primary, he defeated Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle in the Republican runoff with 69% of the vote.
- In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams.
- Kemp notably refused to resign as secretary of state while campaigning for governor, a move that some critics claimed constituted a conflict of interest.
- Following the general election on November 6, Kemp was declared the winner with 50.2% of the vote.
- Abrams subsequently suspended her campaign on November 16.
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