Nathan Deal
U.S. Congressperson
1942 –
Who is Nathan Deal?
John Nathan Deal is an American politician who has been the 82nd Governor of Georgia since January 2011. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democratic Party candidate in 1992, but switched to the Republican Party in 1995. On March 1, 2010, Deal announced his resignation from Congress to run for governor of Georgia.
Deal faced a crowded field of candidates in the July Republican primary but ultimately faced former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel in a tightly contested August 10, 2010, primary runoff election, and won by fewer than 2500 votes. The following day Handel declined to pursue a recount and conceded. On November 2, Democratic opponent Roy Barnes called to concede the race for governor of Georgia, making Deal the governor-elect to succeed term-limited Sonny Perdue in 2011.
Deal is running for re-election as Georgia's governor in 2014.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1942
Millen - Also known as
- John Nathan Deal
- John Deal
- Spouses
- Sandra Dunagan
(1967/06/12 - )
- Sandra Dunagan
- Children
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mercer University
- Walter F. George School of Law
- Lived in
- Clermont
- Georgia Governor's Mansion
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on July 23, 2013
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