Geoff Duncan
12th lieutenant governor of Georgia
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| January 6 2025 | The Georgia Republican Party's executive committee unanimously voted to expel Duncan from the state party due to his support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections, officially removing him from the party's ranks. |
| 2024 | Duncan urged Republicans to support Kamala Harris' presidential campaign and delivered a speech directed at them during the Democratic National Convention. |
| 2024 | Duncan began working as a full-time paid political commentator on CNN following his tenure as Lieutenant Governor. |
| 2024 | After President Joe Biden stepped aside, Duncan publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidential campaign. |
| May 6 2024 | Geoff Duncan wrote an opinion piece titled 'Why I'm Voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too,' which was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| 2023 | After leaving office, Geoff Duncan became a political commentator for CNN. |
| 2022 | Geoff Duncan did not seek re-election for the position of lieutenant governor, and Burt Jones, a fellow Republican, was elected to replace him. |
| October 2021 | Duncan traveled to New Hampshire to promote his book 'GOP 2.0', which outlines a vision for the Republican Party post-Trump, leading to speculation about a potential presidential run in 2024. |
| May 17 2021 | Geoff Duncan announced that he would not seek a second term as lieutenant governor. |
| April 2021 | Duncan's chief of staff indicated he was unlikely to run for a second term after Duncan contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. |
| March 2021 | Georgia Republicans enacted the controversial Election Integrity Act of 2021, which imposed new voting restrictions following unsuccessful attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. |
| 2020 | In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, Geoff Duncan was among the few Republican officials who criticized Donald Trump for falsely claiming that the election was stolen. |
| December 6 2020 | Duncan, along with Governor Brian Kemp, issued a joint statement declaring that appointing their own electors to the United States Electoral College would be unconstitutional. |
| January 14 2019 | Geoff Duncan was inaugurated as lieutenant governor of Georgia. |
| 2018 | Duncan defeated Democratic nominee Sarah Riggs Amico in the general election, receiving nearly 52% of the vote. |
| 2018 | Geoff Duncan was elected as the 12th lieutenant governor of Georgia. |
| July 24 2018 | Geoff Duncan won the runoff election for lieutenant governor with 50.16% of the vote, defeating David Shafer in what was described as an upset. |
| May 22 2018 | In the Republican primary, Duncan received 26.6% of the vote against David Shafer, who garnered 48.9%, leading to a runoff as no candidate achieved a majority. |
| September 2017 | Duncan resigned from the Georgia House to concentrate on his campaign for lieutenant governor. |
| April 10 2017 | Geoff Duncan announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Georgia. |
| 2016 | Geoff Duncan was once again reelected to the Georgia House of Representatives. |
| 2014 | Duncan ran for reelection and won against Tom Knox in a rematch, receiving 61% of the vote. |
| 2012 | After a recount, Duncan was confirmed to have won the primary election with 4,507 votes against Tom Knox's 4,452. |
| 2012 | Geoff Duncan was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. |
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