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News Articles: Brian Kemp

This combination of 2022 and 2021 photos shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms in the fall of 2022, Democrat Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Kemp's reelection bid.

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Kemp pushes on school safety; Abrams seeks officer pay hikes

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams continued their bidding war on public safety Thursday, with Abrams proposing a big pay increase for state police and prison guards, while the Republican incumbent said Georgia will spend at least $8 million more on school safety.

June 24, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Kemp backs Collins in Georgia race in further slap at Trump

Gov. Brian Kemp is endorsing Mike Collins in Georgia's 10th Congressional District runoff. Kemp is the latest member of the Republican establishment to back Collins over Vernon Jones in the Tuesday runoff.

June 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Donna Lowry

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams promises big boost for teachers; BJay Pak testifies; 10th District heats up

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Kemp and Abrams disagree on how to protect schools after the Uvalde Massacre, but they both tout raises for teachers. Plus, former U.S. Attorney Pak says there was no fraud in Georgia. Meanwhile, the race for the 10th District turns vicious.

June 14, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Candidates for governor Stacey Abrams (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp separately address educators in June 2022 at the Georgia School Boards Association conference in Savannah.

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  • Education

Kemp, Abrams talk teacher pay and school safety to state education leaders

Georgia's public education leaders heard vastly different approaches to teacher pay and keeping schools safe from the two gubernatorial candidates vying for their votes in November.

June 13, 2022
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with supporters during an election night party on May 24, 2022, at a restaurant in Peachtree Corners, Ga.

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  • Elections

Democrats appear to help push Raffensperger over the top in GOP primary win

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger probably would not have won last week's Republican primary without Democrats. An Associated Press analysis of early voting data has determined that more than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia's Democratic primary two years ago cast ballots in last week's Republican primary.

May 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp easily won the Georgia GOP governor primary against Trump-backed David Perdue.

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Kemp signs order suspending Georgia gas taxes until mid-July

Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending Georgia's motor fuel tax for six more weeks. The Republican Kemp signed an executive order Thursday extending the tax break through July 14.

May 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Republican poll watcher Brad Emerton examined each voting machine, making sure vote counts were at zero, as officials set up the East Macon 3 voting precinct Tuesday morning.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Morning after election, results reveal Georgia voters' picks for general election

Wednesday morning on Political Rewind: The results from the Georgia primary reveal the candidates voters picked to head into the general election. Who earned their party’s nomination? And what do the winners tell us about the state of Georgia politics?

May 25, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Gov. Brian Kemp easily won the Georgia GOP governor primary against Trump-backed David Perdue.

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  • Elections

Kemp stomps Trump-backed David Perdue in Georgia governor primary

Kemp trounced Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue in Tuesday's primary. 

May 24, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
The first voter of the morning at the East Macon 3 precinct in Bibb County.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: All eyes on Georgia as voters head to the polls, candidates vie for nominations

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Voters are flocking to the polls on election day. David Perdue got one last shout-out from Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Gov. Kemp got a boost from Trump's former vice president. Georgians also have to decide on lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and more.

May 24, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Gov. Brian Kemp and Former President Mike Pence

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Pence stumps for Kemp in primary campaign finale

Former Vice President Mike Pence was in town to stump for Kemp ahead of the primary election on Tuesday where the incumbent faces a handful of primary challengers — most notably former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. Pence’s visit highlights a sharp divide in Republican party politics in Georgia and across the country — those who are still in the good graces of former President Donald Trump and those who are not.

May 23, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker during a campaign stop at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon on May 18, 2022.

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Political Rewind: Eve of primary election sees Georgia candidates make final pitch to voters

Monday on Political Rewind: On the eve of the primary election, Mike Pence arrives in Georgia to campaign for Brian Kemp while Donald Trump will hold a rally for David Perdue. It's a race that polls say may be out of reach for Perdue, but he argues his voters will surprise the pundits. Other candidates in closely watched races also make their final arguments to voters today, as well. Among Republican contests, Brad Raffensperger is looking to survive the wrath of Trump in his campaign for another term as secretary of state.

May 23, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sarah Kallis ,
  • and 1 more
Atlanta voters line up to cast ballots outside an early voting polling place in Buckhead on Friday, May 20, 2022. The early voting period ahead of the May 24 primary saw record turnout in Georgia.

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  • Elections

Six things to watch in Georgia’s May 24 primary elections

Tuesday’s primary election in Georgia is about more than deciding party nominees for races up and down the ballot in November, as Georgia’s battleground status continues to play an outsized role in shaping the future of American politics.

May 23, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Stacey Abrams addresses the Gwinnett County Democratic Party fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Norcross, Ga.

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  • Politics

Stacey Abrams aims to recapture energy of first campaign

Georgia's Stacey Abrams has benefitted from being unopposed in the state's Democratic primary for governor by using the period to spread her message while Republicans have fought. Even Republicans say Abrams is a "political international rock star with unlimited resources," although the Abrams campaign says the sour national environment for Democrats is a major hurdle.

May 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group president and CEO JaeHoon Chang met at a signing ceremony in Bryan County on Friday, May 20, 2022.

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  • Business

Hyundai to build plant in Bryan County, touted as state's largest-ever economic development project

The planned electric vehicle factory near Savannah is expected to create 8,100 jobs, with construction slated to begin in January 2023.

May 20, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
A voter nears the entrance for a polling location in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Only a few days until crucial Georgia primaries; Kemp touts new Hyundai plant

Friday on Political Rewind: Today is the final day of early voting in Georgia’s primary election. More than 700,000 people already cast their ballots – a record for the state, with tens of thousands likely to vote today.

May 20, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
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