Michelle Nunn

Michelle Nunn (2012)

Michelle Nunn (* 16th November 1966 in Perry , Georgia ) is an American NGO - managing director and politician of the Democrats . She was a candidate in the 2014 election to succeed Saxby Chambliss in the United States Senate .

Family, education and work

Michelle Nunn comes from a politically active family; her father Sam Nunn was the Democrats' centrist US Senator for the state of Georgia for 24 years, and most recently in 2008 as a US Vice-Presidential candidate, her mother Colleen Ann O'Brien worked for US federal agencies and intelligence agencies. Michelle Nunn graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor's degree in history and religious studies and with study visits to Oxford and India, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Association . Her Master of Public Administration (in public administration ) they received at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University .

Together with eleven other activists, Michelle Nunn founded the HandsOn Atlanta initiative in 1989 after graduating , which initiated and coordinated volunteer work and grew quickly. In 2007, the now US-wide organization merged with the volunteer initiative Points of Light founded in 1990 by US President George HW Bush under this name; Michelle Nunn took over the management of the world's largest volunteer organization, which she held until 2013. With several awards, she was included in the Power & Influence Top 50 of the Nonprofit Times magazine six times in a row (most recently in 2012) .

Nunn has been married to former real estate agent Ron Martin since 2001. They live in Atlanta with their two children .

politics

Before the election to the US Senate in Georgia in 2004 , she was already under discussion as a candidate, but declined for family reasons.

On July 22, 2013 Michelle Nunn announced her candidacy for the US Senate in the internal Democratic primary for the Georgia seat previously held by Republican Saxby Chambliss. Despite the structural dominance of the Republicans in Georgia, the resignation of the mandate holder opened up an opportunity for the Democrats in a generally difficult environment to win a seat in the US Senate in the 2014 election . Her family background (thanks to her father's long-standing cross-party work in the US Senate and his connections to potential donors) and her distance from party and day-to-day politics (previously without political office and with good connections to the Bush family ) were considered to be the advantages of her candidacy , the disadvantage is their inexperience on the political stage. As is common for Democrats in a Republican environment, Michelle Nunn highlighted economic development and budgetary discipline as topics. Her candidacy was attributed to the dynasty trend in United States politics . The election campaign was the most expensive in Georgian history.

Nunn took moderate positions in the election campaign. She spoke out in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline , against the armaments budget savings proposed by the Obama cabinet, and against a nationwide regulation of same-sex marriage . Although many polls saw Nunn head to head or in the lead, Nunn lost 45 to 53 percent of the vote without the expected runoff against Republican David Perdue .

After her defeat, Nunn returned to volunteering. Since July 2015 she has been chairwoman of the aid organization CARE USA based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her return to politics was speculated ahead of the Georgia Senate election in 2016 and 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Michelle Nunn  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Michelle Nunn's Biography. In: Vote Smart (English)
• Blog posts and short biography ( memento from March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the NGO Points of Light (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Catalina Camia: Michelle Nunn Engages Battle for Senate in Georgia. In: USA Today , July 23, 2013.
2. ↑ Jonas Oransky: 'The Time Has Come' for Sam Nunn as VP. The Perennial Could-be Is Perfect for Obama. In: Newser.com , June 13, 2008.
3. ↑ Michelle Nunn's Biography. In: Vote Smart.
4. ↑ Hands On Network, Points of Light Foundation to Merge. In: Philanthropy News Digest , July 19, 2007; Michelle Nunn's Biography. In: Vote Smart.
5. ↑ Michelle Nunn named to The 2012 NonProfit Times Top 50. In: HandsOn Network (website).
6. ↑ Christ Massari: Michelle Nunn's Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. In: Heavy.com , November 4, 2014.
7. ↑ Short biography ( memento from March 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the NGO Points of Light .
8. ^ Michelle Nunn Decides Not to Run for Senate. In: Free Republic , October 25, 2003.
9. ↑ Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, Geoffrey Skelley: Senate 2014. One Direction, but How Far? In: Sabato's Crystal Ball , University of Virginia Center for Politics, June 27, 2013.
10. ^ Paul Steinhauser: Will Nunn's Entrance into Senate Race Put Georgia in Play? In: CNN.com , July 23, 2013.
11. ↑ Cameron McWirther: Michelle Nunn Enters Georgia Senate Race. In: Wall Street Journal , July 23, 2013.
12. ↑ Sean Sullivan: Five Things to Know About Michelle Nunn. In: The Washington Post , July 23, 2013.
13. ↑ Eric Ostermeier: Michelle Nunn: A Return to Dynastic Politics in Georgia? In: Smart Politics (blog), University of Minnesota , Humphrey School of Public Affairs, July 25, 2013. And more generally, Charles Mahtesian: The United States Of Dynasty: Boom Times For Political Families. In: New Public Republic , July 18, 2013.
14. ↑ Kimberley Leonard: GOP's Perdue Trounces Nunn in GA Senate Race. In: USNews.com , Nov. 4, 2014.
15. ↑ Christ Massari: Michelle Nunn's Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. In: Heavy.com , November 4, 2014.
16. ^ Sarah Wheaton: David Perdue Beats Michelle Nunn to Avoid Georgia Senate Runoff. In: Politico , October 4, 2014.
17. ↑ Rebecca Burns: Michelle Nunn Returns to Her Nonprofit Roots as Head of CARE USA. In: Atlanta , July 9, 2015 (English).
18. ^ Burgess Everett, Kevin Robillard: Democrats Look to Ride Clinton Wave to Senate Control. In: Politico , November 8, 2015; Greg Bluestein: An inside look: Who could seek Johnny Isakson's seat in 2020. In: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , August 29, 2019.