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Brian Kemp

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Brian Porter Kemp is an American politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since January 14, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp has focused on various issues including economic development, education, and public safety during his tenure. He previously served as Georgia's Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018, where he oversaw elections and implemented policies aimed at increasing voter access and security.

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Jan 28, 2022

The system worked great in Georgia, the number of voters that didn’t cast ballots because their applications came in too late was 0.05 percent of Georgia.

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Oct 6, 2021

After the November election last year, I knew, like so many of you, that significant reforms to our state elections were needed. There is no doubt there were many alarming issues with how the election was handled. And those problems…

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May 12, 2021

I don’t know if the Biden administration understands that. But later today, we’ll be putting out announcement that we’re not going to be participating in the federal subsidy, any longer.

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May 12, 2021

Yeah, no question about it. That`s exactly what`s happening in the real world. I don`t know if the Biden administration understands that. But later today, we`ll be putting out announcement that we`re not going to be participating in the…

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Apr 13, 2021

Yes, absolutely. They can order a pizza. They can order Grubhub or Uber Eats.

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Apr 11, 2021

Yeah, absolutely. They can order a pizza. They can order Grub Hub or Uber Eats. The question too, though, that you need to ask, why are voters standing in line that long? Because it`s in Democratic-controlled counties, they need to do a…

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Apr 7, 2021

They folded like a wet dishrag to the cancel culture.

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Apr 6, 2021

How is the bill even racist? If you look at it with any form of neutrality, you can`t spin that at the White House or the courthouse or anywhere else around this country. I mean, it just does not add up.

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Apr 6, 2021

They`re boycotting and pulling games out of a state like ours yet they`re headquartered in a state that`s more restricted than we are.

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Apr 5, 2021

In the middle of a pandemic, Major League Baseball put the wishes of Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden ahead of the economic well-being of hardworking Georgians who were counting on All Star game for a paycheck.

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Mar 31, 2021

Today`s statement by Delta CEO stands in stark contrast to our conversations with the company.

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Mar 31, 2021

Behind that door, Governor Kemp, seen here, surrounded by six white men and sitting beneath a painting of a slave plantation signed one of the most draconian voter suppression bills in the country.

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Mar 31, 2021

When you look at the word, use the word like, suppression and Jim Crow 2.0 in regards to this bill, that`s ridiculous. A lot of this bill is dealing with the mechanics of the election. It has nothing to do with, you know, potential fraud…

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Mar 26, 2021

Republicans in the Georgia legislature have granted themselves the ability to remove the election boards in individual counties on their own say so.

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Mar 26, 2021

That is not going to be allowed to stand in Georgia.

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Mar 25, 2021

Well, it wasn't a voting rights bill. It was an election security bill that actually increases early voting opportunities on the weekend here in Georgia, and also requires a photo ID for absentee by mail just like when you vote in-person…

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Mar 25, 2021

The Senate Bill 202, Georgia will take another step toward ensuring our elections are secure, accessible, and fair. The facts are that this new law will expand voting access in the Peach State.

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Mar 25, 2021

Significant reforms to our state elections were needed. There`s no doubt there were many alarming issues with how the election was handled. And those problems understandably led to the crisis of confidence in the ballot box here in Georgia.

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Mar 25, 2021

According to them, if you support voter I.D. for absentee ballots, you`re a racist. According to them, if you believe in protecting the security and sanctity of the ballot box, you`re a -- quote - - 'Jim Crow in a suit and tie.'

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Mar 25, 2021

Tonight, the Republican governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, has signed into law a sweeping, staggering bill that undoes much of what constitute free and fair elections in the state of Georgia.

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Mar 24, 2021

According to them, if you support voter I.D. for absentee ballots, you`re a racist. According to them, if you believe in protecting the security and sanctity of the ballot box, you`re a -- quote - - "Jim Crow in a suit and tie."

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Mar 3, 2021

Absolutely. I`m all support the nominee.

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Dec 30, 2020

All of these things, they're a distraction. I mean, I've supported the president. I've said that many times there is a constitutional and legal process that is playing out, and I'm very comfortable letting that process play out. But that…

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Dec 18, 2020

It's gotten ridiculous from death threats to claims of bribes from China to social media posts that my children are getting.

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Dec 17, 2020

It has gotten ridiculous, from death threats, claims of bribes from China, the social media posts that my children are getting. If I said this stuff, I would be taken to the woodshed and would never see the light of day.

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