Brian Kemp
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2018 Election
Vice President Pence Campaigns Across Georgia for Brian Kemp
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp greeted a rally crowd at the Columbia County Exhibition Center in Grovetown, Ga., on Nov. 1, 2018. Pence traveled to Dalton, Grovetown and Savannah to campaign for the Republican candidate before the Nov. 6 election. [flickr_set id=”72157701551061861″] Vira Halim…
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2018 Election
Abrams Weighs In On Housing Concerns, Kemp Remains Quiet
Housing policy affects the places people live, the schools they attend, the jobs they can access and many other aspects of day-to-day life. But will it affect the outcome of the upcoming election for Georgia’s governor? On Nov. 6, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp and former Georgia House of…
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2018 Election
‘Road to Victory’ Bus Tour: Kemp Campaigns in Northeast Georgia
Republican gubernatorial nominee and current Secretary of State Brian Kemp stopped in northeast Georgia on Oct. 29 as part of his “Road to Victory” bus tour. Kemp campaigned in Winder, Watkinsville, Jefferson, Madison, Covington and Monroe. “Well, certainly I know this area well. I grew up in Athens. So, it’s…
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2018 Election
Early Voting at UGA’s Tate Center Begins Tuesday
Students can vote at the Tate Student Center this week ahead of Election Day, Nov. 6. Students who are registered in Athens Clarke-County can vote at the University of Georgia location on October 30 and 31. Voting will be open from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. See an Athens Clarke County…
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2018 Election
Economic Improvements an Underlying Theme During Georgia Gubernatorial Debate
Just two weeks before the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the candidates for Georgia’s next governor—Rep. Stacey Abrams (D), Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) and Ted Metz (L)—took to the podiums during the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Gubernatorial Debate in Atlanta. The debate, hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PBS and…
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2018 Election
Provisional Voting: No ID on Election Day is not a Problem
Provisional ballots gained more notoriety after the Georgia gubernatorial debate between Secretary of State Brian Kemp and Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams on Oct. 23 in which the issue of voter purges was raised. Provisional voting ensures that all eligible voters can cast a ballot, even if their eligibility cannot be…
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2018 Election
Citing Unlawful Tactics, Governor Candidates Attack Each Other on Voting Issues
Questions of voter suppression in Georgia, mentioned in such national media as The NY Times and Fox News recently, came to a head Tuesday night when Stacey Abrams (D), current Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) and Libertarian Ted Metz squared off for the first time in the Georgia gubernatorial candidate…
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Georgia Gubernatorial Debate Highlights Issue of Job Creation
With only two weeks until elections, the Georgia gubernatorial debate on Oct. 23 addressed a key issue on the minds of Georgia voters: jobs. The three candidates debated a range of issues related to their visions for creating and keeping jobs in Georgia. Topics included health care reform, criminal justice…
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2018 Election
Exact Match Requirement, Cell Phone Incident Cause Controversy for Perdue
A student group at Georgia Tech says Sen. David Perdue (R-Georgia) grabbed a student’s phone when the student tried to ask about Perdue’s support for Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate for governor. In a now-viral video, Perdue is seen grabbing the phone from the student who is trying to ask…
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2018 Election
Georgia’s Gubernatorial Race Tightens: A Look Inside Candidate’s Campaigns
Georgia’s gubernatorial race is closing in with less than one month until election day. Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams will face off on Nov. 6 after a long and hard-fought battle that has gained national attention. I spoke with Thomas Moore, a former Abrams intern, Parker Marlow,…