Does your state lean blue or lean red? Check out our new report, highlighting partisan control of state government from 1992-2013.
Mike Keown
| Mike Keown | |
 | |
| Candidate for | |
| Georgia State Senate District 11 | |
| Party | Republican |
| Prior offices | |
| Georgia House of Representatives | |
| 2005 – 2011 | |
Contents |
Keown was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 173rd District from 2005-2011. He also served on the Thomas Board of Education, and was Mayor of the city of Coolidge form 1986-1990.
Keown did not seek re-election in 2010.
Keown has worked as Clinical Chaplain at Valdosta State Prison, Pastor of First Newark Baptist Church, Unit Manager of Lowndes States Prison, Superintendent of Thomasville Diversion Center, and Chief Counselor/Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Valdosta State Prison.[1]
Committee assignments
- Education Committee
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Special Rules Committee (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Academic Achievement
- Subcommittee on School Choice (Vice Chair)
Elections
2013
Keown ran in a special election for Georgia State Senate District 11. The seat was vacant following John Bulloch's (R) resignation on December 6, 2012. While he did not initially provide a reason, Bulloch had been hospitalized with meningitis the previous October. Bulloch was re-elected on November 6, 2012 unopposed. Keown faced Marshall Berman (R), Dean Burke (R), Brad Hughes (R), Eugene McNease (R), and Jeffrey G. Bivins (L) in the special election on January 8, 2013. [2][3][4] As no candidate won more than 51 percent in the election, the top two vote-getters, Burke and Keown, went to a runoff on February 5, which Burke won.[5][6]
2008
In 2008 Keown was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 173. Keown (R) ran unopposed and finished with 14,705 votes.[7] Keown raised $18,650 for his campaign fund.[8]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 173 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mike Keown (R)
|
14,705 | |||
Campaign donors
2008
In 2008, Keown collected $18,650 in campaign contributions.[9] The four largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Flowers Foods | $4,000 |
| Tom Mims | $1,000 |
| Joe Beverly | $1,000 |
| George Deese | $1,000 |
External links
- Mike Keown's personal website
- Georgia House of Representatives - Rep. Mike Keown
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Mike Keown on Facebook
- Mike Keown on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Keown
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Senator from southwest Georgia to step down," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Albany Herald, "Two officially qualify for special election to fill Bulloch's seat," December 10, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "List of Candidates on the January 08, 2013 Special Election Ballot," accessed December 14, 2012
- ↑ Moultrie Observer, "Burke, Keown in Senate runoff," January 8, 2013
- ↑ GPB, "Republicans Win Special Elections," February 6, 2013
- ↑ Georgia House of Representatives election results
- ↑ Campaign funds
- ↑ 2008 contributions to Mike Keown
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 173 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Darlene Taylor |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
State of Georgia Atlanta (capital) |
|---|---|
| Ballot Measures |
List of Georgia ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | History of I&R | History of direct democracy | Campaign Finance Requirements | |
| Government |
Georgia State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Senate Budget Office | Senate Research Office | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | State Auditor | State Superintendent of Schools | Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner | Commissioner of Agriculture | Commissioner of Natural Resources | Commissioner of Labor | Chairman of Public Service Commission | |
| Elections |
Recalls | Vote fraud | 2010 elections | |
| Judiciary |
Georgia Supreme Court | Judicial Activist Organizations | Judges in the news | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
