Kevin Tanner

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In 2020, Tanner officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress in Georgia's 9th congressional district, for the seat vacated by Republican U.S. Representative Doug Collins, who ran for U.S. Senate. [15]

The congressional district is a Republican safe seat. Tanner ran against former Representative Paul Broun, State Senator John Wilkinson, and State Representative Matt Gurtler in the Republican primary. [16] Tanner, like the other candidates for the Republican nomination, [16] ran on a conservative, pro-Donald Trump message. [15] [16] He vowed to combat what he asserted to be "attempts to overthrow an election through this impeachment nonsense, socialists running for president, a resistance to support President Trump in building the wall, and Nancy Pelosi and the Socialist Squad trying to destroy our values." [16] Tanner's candidacy was backed by influential Georgia Republicans, including former Governor Nathan Deal and allies of Governor Brian Kemp. [17]

Term as commissioner

Following Andrew Clyde's Republican nomination and eventual election to the U.S. House, Tanner left the Georgia House of Representatives. On December 22, 2021, Tanner was selected by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to serve as the county manager. Tanner began this role on January 11, 2021. [18]

Following Governor Kemp's election to a second term, Tanner was selected to serve as the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disorders. DBHDD currently serves as the primary government agency for all mental health services in the state. Tanner began this role in December 2022. [19]

Personal life

Tanner's wife is Stacie Tanner. They have four children. Tanner and his family live in Dawsonville, Georgia. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Representative Kevin Tanner". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jeff Amy, Parties to compete in all 14 Georgia congressional districts, Associated Press (March 8, 2020).
  4. ↑ Wilder, Shannon (2007-10-01). "40 Under 40: The Best & Brightest". Georgia Trend Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  5. ↑ Elly Yu, Why Secrecy Surrounds Lethal Injection Drugs In Georgia, WABE (March 4, 2015).
  6. 1 2 Bill Johnson, Gooch, Tanner discuss bills passed in General Assembly, FYNTV (April 9, 2019).
  7. ↑ Aaron Gould Sheinin, Bill puts limits on no-knock warrants, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (January 14, 2015).
  8. ↑ Shelby Lin Erdman, Drone Legislation Takes Flight In Georgia General Assembly, Georgia Public Broadcasting (February 25, 2016).
  9. ↑ Kristina Torres, Bill lets businesses refuse services to gay couples in Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (January 13, 2016).
  10. 1 2 Rebekka Schramm, Georgia House attempts to dismantle Senate's airport takeover plan, WGCL-TV (March 29, 2019).
  11. ↑ Jim Galloway, The year that transit became a potent election-year issue in metro Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (February 17, 2018).
  12. ↑ David Wickert, Sponsor says talks came too late to save rural Georgia transit bill, Atlantic Journal-Constitution (April 3, 2019).
  13. 1 2 Georgia House opts for airport oversight, not takeover, Associated Press (April 1, 2019).
  14. 1 2 Kelly Yamanouchi & James Salzer, Georgia House backs airport oversight instead of takeover, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 28, 2019).
  15. 1 2 Alexander Popp, Kevin Tanner announces bid to replace Doug Collins in Congress, Forsyth County News (February 1, 2020).
  16. 1 2 3 4 Ed Kilgore, Georgia Republican Raffles Assault Rifle to Defend Against 'Looting Hordes From Atlanta', New York (April 7, 2020).
  17. ↑ Jim Galloway, Greg Bluestein & Tia Mitchell, The Jolt/Political Insider, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 2, 2020).
  18. ↑ "News | Tanner Named Forsyth County Manager". www.forsythco.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  19. ↑ "Kemp names Kevin Tanner to run Georgia mental health agency". WABE. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
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House photo of Tanner in 2014
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Assumed office
December 16, 2022
157th General Assembly (2023–2025)
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Jon G. Burns (R)
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