Name: Jeff Chapman (Did not respond to request for information)
Political affiliation: Republican
City: Brunswick
Online: www.jeffchapmanforgovernor.com
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Name: Nathan Deal
Political affiliation: Republican
Age: 67; born Aug. 25, 1942
City: Gainesville
Education: Bachelor's degree from Mercer University, 1964; law degree from Mercer University Law School, 1966.
Professional/political experience: Former U.S. congressman. Deal served in the U.S. House from 1992 until he stepped down in March to run for governor. He also is part owner in an auto salvage business. He worked as a lawyer with the Hall County District Attorney's Office and served as a Hall County Juvenile Court judge from 1973 to 1974. He also served in the U.S. Army.
Online: www.dealforgovernor.com
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Name: Karen Handel
Political affiliation: Republican
Age: 48; born April 18, 1962
City: Roswell
Education: Some college.
Professional/political experience: Former Georgia secretary of state. Handel served as secretary of state from 2007 until she stepped down in January to run for governor. Handel served as an aide to First Lady Marilyn Quayle from 1989 to 1993, deputy chief of staff to Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2003 and chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission from 2003 to 2006. She previously worked as an executive with KPMG and CIBA Vision.
Online: www.karenhandel.com
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Name: Eric Johnson
Political affiliation: Republican
Age: 56; born Aug. 20, 1953
City: Savannah
Education: Combined bachelor's and master's degree from Tulane University, 1976.
Professional/political experience: Former state Senate president pro tempore. Johnson served in the state House from 1993 to 1995 and the state Senate from 1995 to 2009. He served as state Senate president pro tempore from 2003 to 2009. He works as an architect and managing partner at Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung. Also worked as an architect and project manager for North Point Real Estate and North Point Industrial.
Online: www.johnsonforgeorgians.com
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Name: Ray McBerry (Did not respond to request for information)
Political affiliation: Republican
City: McDonough
Online: www.georgiafirst.org
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Name: John Oxendine
Political affiliation: Republican
Age: 48; April 30, 1962
City: Duluth
Education: Bachelor's degree from Mercer University, 1984; Law degree from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, 1987.
Professional/political experiecne: Current Georgia insurance commissioner. Oxendine has served as state insurance commissioner from 1994 to the present. He was also a small business owner.
Online: www.johnoxendine.com
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Name: Otis Putnam
Political affiliation: Republican
Age: 35, born March 1975
City: Brunswick
Education: Some college.
Professional/political experience: Sales associate, Walmart.
Online: http://otisputnamga.tripod.com
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