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The '''Secretary of State of the U.S. state''' of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is an [[elected official]] with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising [[election]]s and maintaining [[public record]]s. |
The '''Secretary of State of the U.S. state''' of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is an [[elected official]] with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising [[election]]s and maintaining [[public record]]s. |
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The [[Incumbent (politics)|incumbent]] Secretary of State is [[Robyn Crittenden]], who was appointed to the office on November 8, 2018 by [[Governor of Georgia|Governor]] [[Nathan Deal]] following the resignation of [[Brian Kemp]]. Crittenden is the first [[African-American|African American]] woman to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia. She will serve until January 2019, when |
The [[Incumbent (politics)|incumbent]] Secretary of State is [[Robyn Crittenden]], who was appointed to the office on November 8, 2018 by [[Governor of Georgia|Governor]] [[Nathan Deal]] following the resignation of [[Brian Kemp]]. Crittenden is the first [[African-American|African American]] woman to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia. She will serve until January 2019, when [[Brad Raffensperger]] is taking office. |
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==List of Secretaries of State of Georgia== |
==List of Secretaries of State of Georgia== |
Revision as of 03:31, 5 December 2018
The Secretary of State of the U.S. state of Georgia is an elected official with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising elections and maintaining public records.
The incumbent Secretary of State is Robyn Crittenden, who was appointed to the office on November 8, 2018 by Governor Nathan Deal following the resignation of Brian Kemp. Crittenden is the first African American woman to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia. She will serve until January 2019, when Brad Raffensperger is taking office.
List of Secretaries of State of Georgia
# | Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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1[1] | John Milton | 1777 | 1799 | |
2 | Horatio Marbury | 1799 | 1811 | |
3 | Abner Hammond | 1811 | 1823 | |
4 | Everard Hamilton | 1823 | 1833 | |
5 | William A. Tennille | 1833 | 1843 | |
6 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1843 | 1849 | |
7 | George Washington Harrison | 1849 | 1851 | |
8 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1851 | 1853 | |
9 | Elihu P. Watkins | 1853 | 1861 | |
10 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1861 | 1868 | |
11 | David G. Cotting | Republican | 1868 | 1873 |
12 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | Democrat [3] | 1873 | 1890 a |
13 | Philip Cook, Sr. | Democrat | 1890 | 1894 a |
14 | Allen D. Candler | Democrat | 1894 | 1898 |
15 | William C. Clifton | 1898 | 1898 | |
16 | Philip Cook, Jr. | Democrat | 1898 | 1918 a |
17 | Henry Bascomb Strange | 1918 | 1919 | |
18 | Samuel Guyton McLendon | 1919 | 1928 a | |
19 | George Henry Carswell | Democrat | 1928 | 1931 |
20 | John Bryan Wilson | Democrat | 1931 | 1946 a |
21 | Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr. | Democrat | 1946 | 1979 a |
22 | David Bryan Poythress | Democrat | 1979 | 1983 |
23 | Joseph Maxwell “Max” Cleland | Democrat | 1983 | 1996 |
24 | Lewis A. Massey | Democrat | 1996 | 1999 |
25 | Lera Catharine “Cathy” Cox | Democrat | 1999 | 2007 |
26 | Karen Handel | Republican | 2007 | 2010 |
27 | Brian Kemp | Republican | 2010 | 2018 |
28 | Robyn Crittenden | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent |
29 | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | Taking office January 14, 2019 |
(a) Died in Office