Governor of Georgia

Brian Kemp

Republican · Georgia

83rd Governor of Georgia, in office since 2019. Re-elected in 2022. Former Secretary of State who became a Trump critic after certifying the 2020 Georgia election results. Focus on economic development, public safety, and workforce investment.

Record

Pro-business Republican who secured major corporate investments in Georgia, including Rivian and electric vehicle manufacturing. Certified 2020 election despite Trump pressure. Signed voting restrictions bill that sparked MLB All-Star Game relocation.

Legislative Record

Recently signed into law

• GA SB 68 — Georgia Tort Reform — Premises Liability and Civil Procedure (Signed into law, Apr 21, 2025)
  Establishes a defined standard of care for business owners (replacing 'extraordinary care'), restricts double recovery of attorneys' fees, allows juries to see what portion of medical bills was paid by insurers, and eases bifurcation of trials.
• GA SB 69 — Litigation Funding Restrictions (Signed into law, Apr 21, 2025)
  Restricts third-party litigation financing to domestically registered entities and bars foreign governments and adversaries from financing Georgia litigation.

Executive orders & directives

• GA ICE expansion — DPS Expansion of 287(g) ICE Partnership (In effect, Mar 17, 2025)
  Directed Georgia Department of Public Safety to train all 1,100 state officers under ICE's 287(g) Task Force Model for immigration enforcement.

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