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.
Robyn Crittenden | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Governor | Brian Kemp |
| Preceded by | David Curry |
| 28th Secretary of State of Georgia | |
| In office November 8, 2018 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Brian Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Brad Raffensperger |
| Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – July 1, 2021 | |
| Governor | Brian Kemp |
| Preceded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
| Succeeded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
| In office July 1, 2015 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Governor | Nathan Deal |
| Preceded by | Keith Horton |
| Succeeded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Biography
editCrittenden 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
edit- ^ a b 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) - ^ a b "Robyn Crittenden appointed Georgia secretary of state". ajc.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Deal nominates new Human Services commissioner | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor".
- ^ "Governor Nathan Deal names Robyn Crittenden to head the Department of Human Services".
- ^ "Next chief will have hands full at Human Services". June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Deal appoints Crittenden as secretary of state | Governor Nathan Deal Office of the Governor".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gov Kemp Names Three New Appointments". June 18, 2021.