Cathy Cox

Cathy Cox
25th Secretary of State of Georgia
In office January 1999 – January 13, 2007
Governor	Roy Barnes Sonny Perdue
Preceded by	Lewis Massey
Succeeded by	Karen Handel
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 58–59) Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia Mercer University

Lera Catharine "Cathy" Cox (born 1958) is a Georgia politician, a member of the Democratic Party, the former Secretary of State of Georgia, and a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2006. In March 2007, she was chosen as the 21st president of Young Harris College.

Cox is not related to a Republican politician with a similar name, former Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.

Cox was born and raised in Bainbridge, Georgia. After attending public schools, she earned her associate's degree in agriculture from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. She later obtained her journalism degree from the University of Georgia. In 1986 she graduated magna cum laude from Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Mercer Law Review and the Brainerd Currie Honor Society. After graduation, she was a journalist for The Gainesville Times and The Post-Searchlight. She practiced law for ten years.

She is married to attorney Mark Dehler. They have no children and are active members of the United Methodist Church. She has also served on the Board of Trustees of Mercer University as well as on the Board of Visitors of the School of Law.

Cox served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. She represented Miller, Seminole, Early and Decatur counties. She relinquished her seat in early 1996 to become Assistant Secretary of State and temporarily retired from elective office.

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