Brian Kemp
Governor of Georgia since 2019
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| August 2024 | At an Atlanta rally, Trump publicly criticized Kemp and his wife. Kemp responded by asking Trump to stop 'engaging in petty personal insults' and to 'leave my family out of it'. |
| July 2024 | Kemp traveled to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention, commenting on Trump's platform for the Republican party. |
| June 2024 | Kemp stated he did not vote for Trump in the state primary but would support him in November and work to elect him. |
| May 2024 | Signed three election-related bills into law, further modifying Georgia's election regulations. |
| March 2024 | Kemp endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. |
| 2023 | At the beginning of his second term, Kemp's approval rating surges to 62 percent according to an AJC poll. |
| January 12 2023 | Kemp was sworn in for his second term as Governor of Georgia. |
| January 9 2023 | Brian Kemp was inaugurated for his second term as governor of Georgia. |
| 2022 | The Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned previous injunctions, potentially enabling the enforcement of Georgia's strict abortion law. |
| 2022 | Defeated Stacey Abrams again in the gubernatorial election, winning by a wider margin than in 2018. |
| 2022 | Defeated former U.S. Senator David Perdue in the Republican primary, despite Trump's endorsement of Perdue. |
| October 2022 | One month before the gubernatorial election, Kemp's approval rating among Georgians stands at 54 percent. |
| May 2022 | Kemp announced he had the support of former Vice President Mike Pence for his gubernatorial campaign. |
| April 2022 | Morning Consult poll shows Kemp's approval rating reaches 50 percent. |
| 2021 | Signed the Election Integrity Act of 2021, expanding early in-person voting and increasing state government control over local election officials. |
| May 2021 | Kemp's approval rating increases to 45 percent. |
| March 2021 | Kemp stated he would support Trump if he ran for president again in 2024. |
| March 2021 | Kemp expressed opposition to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. |
| March 2021 | Signed SB 202, a comprehensive election law that expanded early voting, implemented absentee voting ID requirements, granted legislature power to replace local election officials, and prohibited providing food or water to voters in line. |
| January 2021 | Trump criticized Kemp for certifying Georgia's election results, leading to speculation about a potential primary challenge. |
| January 2021 | AJC poll reveals Kemp's approval rating rebounds to 43 percent. |
| 2020 | Brian Kemp appointed Carla Wong McMillian to the Supreme Court of Georgia, filling the vacancy left by Robert Benham's retirement. |
| 2020 | Kemp canceled the Supreme Court of Georgia election when Judge Keith R. Blackwell announced his retirement before the end of his term. |
| December 2020 | Donald Trump called for Kemp's resignation. Simultaneously, attorney Lin Wood called for Kemp's imprisonment. |
| November 2020 | In a Fox News interview, Donald Trump publicly criticized Kemp, stating he was 'ashamed' of supporting his 2018 gubernatorial campaign and accused him of doing 'nothing' to challenge the 2020 election results in Georgia. |
| November 2020 | IAG/Fox 5 poll shows Kemp's approval rating falls to 37 percent. |
| July 2020 | Kemp prohibited Georgia cities and counties from requiring face masks to halt virus spread, despite surging coronavirus cases and contrary to actions taken by other states. |
| July 2020 | A federal court issued a permanent injunction voiding the abortion heartbeat law, further preventing its implementation. |
| May 2020 | Ipsos poll indicates Kemp's job approval rating declines to 39 percent, attributed to his handling of the coronavirus crisis. |
| April 2020 | Kemp lifted the stay-at-home order against the recommendations of mayors, public health experts, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| April 1 2020 | Governor Brian Kemp announced a statewide stay-at-home order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which came three weeks after the national emergency declaration and was implemented later than most other states. |
| January 6 2020 | Kelly Loeffler was sworn into office as the appointed U.S. Senator following Kemp's selection. |
| December 4 2019 | Brian Kemp appointed businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to complete Johnny Isakson's U.S. Senate term after Isakson's announced resignation. |
| October 2019 | A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the abortion heartbeat bill from going into effect, temporarily preventing the law from being implemented. |
| September 2019 | Governor Brian Kemp visited Swainsboro to launch a rural 'strike team' dedicated to promoting economic development in Georgia's rural regions, demonstrating his commitment to supporting economic growth in less-populated areas of the state. |
| July 2019 | Poll reveals Kemp's approval rating rises to 52 percent, making him the 22nd-most popular governor in the country. |
| May 2019 | Brian Kemp signed a controversial bill prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy, which was considered one of the country's strictest anti-abortion laws at the time. |
| April 2019 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows Brian Kemp with a 46 percent job approval rating among Georgians. |
| April 2019 | Signed legislation addressing criticisms from the 2018 election, including protections for polling places, absentee ballot signature verification, and voter registration processes. |
| March 6 2019 | The House Oversight and Reform Committee revealed an investigation into Brian Kemp and his successor Brad Raffensperger for alleged voter suppression in the 2018 elections, with Kemp given until March 20 to comply with document requests or face a subpoena. |
| January 14 2019 | Brian Kemp was publicly inaugurated as governor of Georgia in a ceremony held in Atlanta. |
| 2018 | A Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment revealed that Russian hackers targeted county websites in Georgia during the 2016 election period. |
| December 4 2018 | U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings announced plans to call Brian Kemp before Congress to testify about the fairness of his actions during the 2018 elections, specifically questioning the ethics of Kemp running for governor while serving as Secretary of State. |
| November 16 2018 | All Georgia counties certified the election votes, confirming Kemp's victory by approximately 55,000 votes. |
| November 8 2018 | Immediately after winning the election, Kemp resigned from his position as Secretary of State. |
| November 7 2018 | Kemp declared victory in the gubernatorial general election against Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams, in a closely contested race. |
| November 4 2018 | 48 hours before the gubernatorial election, Kemp's office published details of a zero-day flaw in the state registration website, accusing Democrats of attempted hacking without providing evidence. |
| October 2018 | Atlanta television station WAGA-TV reported that companies owned by Kemp owed more than $800,000 in loans to a community bank where he was a founding board member and stockholder. |
| October 2018 | Kemp's office put more than 53,000 voter registration applications on hold, with over 75% belonging to minorities, just before the gubernatorial election. |
| September 5 2018 | An attack ad was released alleging that Kemp did not pursue sexual assault accusations against Massage Envy therapists during his time overseeing the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy, potentially due to campaign donations from franchise owners. |
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