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Robyn Crittenden

Robyn Crittenden

American politician

Robyn A. Crittenden is an American attorney from the state of Georgia. She was the 28th Georgia Secretary of State. She is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia.

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Biography

Crittenden earned her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.[1] Crittenden is a former general counsel for Morehouse College, assistant vice chancellor for legal affairs for the Georgia Board of Regents, and an assistant county attorney for DeKalb County, Georgia.[2]

In 2015, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Crittenden as the commissioner of the Department of Human Services.[3][4][5] Following the resignation of Brian Kemp as Secretary of State on November 8, 2018, Deal appointed Crittenden as the 28th Secretary of State to serve the remainder of his term.[2][6] Following the completion of the term, she was re-appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services.[7] In June 2021, Governor Kemp appointed Crittenden to lead the Georgia Department of Revenue, succeeding David Curry, who stepped down to run for U.S. Congress.[8]

Crittenden and her daughter live in Tucker, Georgia.[1]

References

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    Air 4:55PM. "Robyn Crittenden sworn in as Georgia's Secretary of State". 11alive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Robyn Crittenden appointed Georgia secretary of state". ajc.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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    "Deal nominates new Human Services commissioner | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor".
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    "Governor Nathan Deal names Robyn Crittenden to head the Department of Human Services".
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    "Next chief will have hands full at Human Services". June 8, 2015.
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    "Deal appoints Crittenden as secretary of state | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor".
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    Daniel, Nyamekye (November 15, 2019). "Georgia's Department of Human Services commissioner puts in bid for Isakson's U.S. Senate seat | News". mdjonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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    "Gov Kemp Names Three New Appointments". June 18, 2021.
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