Interview with Karen Handel, April 4, 2011

Collection: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection

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Subject

State governments--Officials and employees

Women--Political activity

Description

Karen Handel served as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010, when she resigned to run for governor of Georgia, a bid which was ultimately unsuccessful. In this interview she discusses her upbringing, public service career, and political philosophy. She talks about her experience as Secretary of State of Georgia, her identification as a Republican, her strategies for balancing the state budget, her work on voter ID laws, and her attempts to enact ethics reform in the state legislature.

Creator

Karen Handel

Bob Short

Date

2011-04-04

Identifier

RBRL220ROGP-128

Coverage

Georgia

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Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Karen Handel and Bob Short, “Interview with Karen Handel, April 4, 2011,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 24, 2024, https://russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL220ROGP/RBRL220ROGP-128.