Nathan Deal
| Nathan Deal | |
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| 82nd Governor of Georgia | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant | Casey Cagle |
| Preceded by | Sonny Perdue |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – March 21, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Norwood |
| Succeeded by | Tom Graves |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Norwood |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Norwood |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Norwood |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 49th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Overby |
| Succeeded by | Jane Hemmer |
| Personal details | |
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John Nathan Deal August 25, 1942 Millen, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1995) Republican (1995–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Deal (nee Dunagan; 1966–present) |
| Children | 4 children; six grandchildren |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Alma mater | Mercer University |
| Religion | Baptist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1966–1968 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American politician who is the 82nd Governor of Georgia and has held office since January 2011. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992, but switched to the Republican Party in 1995. On March 1, 2010, Deal announced his resignation from Congress to run for governor of Georgia.
Deal faced a crowded field of candidates in the July Republican primary, ultimately facing former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel in a tightly contested August 10, 2010, primary runoff election, and won by fewer than 2500 votes. The following day Handel declined to pursue a recount and conceded. On November 2, Democratic opponent Roy Barnes called to concede the race for governor of Georgia, making Deal the governor-elect to succeed term-limited Sonny Perdue in 2011. Deal won his re-election campaign for governor in 2014.
Deal was born in the town of Millen and grew up on a farm in Sandersville. His parents, Mary (Mallard) and Noah Jordan Deal, were teachers. He attended Mercer University in Macon, where he earned his bachelor and law degrees with honors. After he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1966, he went into the United States Army, where he earned the rank of captain.
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