Geoff Duncan | |
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12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia | |
In office January 14, 2019 –January 9, 2023 | |
Governor | Brian Kemp |
Preceded by | Casey Cagle |
Succeeded by | Burt Jones |
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district | |
In office January 14,2013 –August 28,2017 | |
Preceded by | Carl Rogers |
Succeeded by | Marc Morris |
Personal details | |
Born | Atlanta,Georgia,U.S. | April 1,1975
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Brooke Duncan |
Children | 3 |
Education | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Geoffrey L. Duncan (born April 1,1975) is an American politician,businessman,and public speaker who served as the 12th lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Duncan is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
After playing college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,Duncan played professional baseball for six years,until a shoulder injury ended his baseball career. He went into business and was elected to the Georgia House in 2012. Duncan was elected lieutenant governor in 2018,but he did not seek re-election in 2022,with fellow Republican Burt Jones being elected to replace him. [1]
In the wake of the 2020 presidential election,Duncan was among the few Republican Party officials who openly and outspokenly criticized Donald Trump for falsely claiming the election was stolen.
After leaving office,Duncan became a political commentator for CNN.
Duncan attended Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek,Georgia,and the Georgia Institute of Technology,where he played college baseball for the Yellow Jackets as a pitcher. He played in the 1994 College World Series with Georgia Tech,losing in the final round. [2] In 1995,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] [4] Duncan was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 69th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft,the 1647th player chosen overall that year. [5] Duncan went on to play in the minor league system of the Marlins organization from 1996 through 2000. He reached as high as Triple-A,where he was being used as a relief pitcher,when a shoulder injury ended his career. [6] Duncan then retired from baseball and went into business. [7]
After retiring from baseball,Duncan became chief executive officer for Wellview Health,a healthcare and wellness company. [8]
In post public office life,Duncan serves as a frequent commenter on CNN,and is a public speaker with The Harry Walker Agency. [9]
Duncan was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012. [10]
Duncan announced he would run for lieutenant governor of Georgia on April 10,2017. [11] He resigned from the Georgia House in September 2017 to focus on running for lieutenant governor in 2018. [12] [13]
On May 22,2018,David Shafer received 48.9% of the vote in the Republican primary with Duncan coming in second place with 26.6%. Because no candidate received a majority of votes,the election then went to a runoff held on July 24. [14] The runoff election focused largely on Shafer's record at the capitol and a number of ethical questions surrounding his candidacy. [15] On July 24,the once longshot Duncan defeated Shafer with 50.16% of the vote. [16] He defeated Democratic nominee Sarah Riggs Amico in the general election,receiving nearly 52% of the vote and avoiding another runoff. [17]
Duncan was inaugurated lieutenant governor on January 14,2019. [18] On December 6,2020,Duncan and Governor Brian Kemp put out a joint statement explaining that calling a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly to appoint their own electors to send to the United States Electoral College would be unconstitutional. [19]
Following unsuccessful efforts to overturn the election of Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election,in March 2021 Georgia Republicans enacted the controversial Election Integrity Act of 2021 that imposed new restrictions on voting. Days later,Duncan said during a CNN interview that momentum for the legislation grew from "the fallout from the ten weeks of misinformation that flew in from former President Donald Trump. I went back over the weekend to really look at where this really started to gain momentum in the legislature,and it was when Rudy Giuliani showed up in a couple of committee rooms and spent hours spreading misinformation and sowing doubt across,you know,hours of testimony." [20]
In April 2021,Duncan's chief of staff stated that he was unlikely to run for a second term,after he openly contradicted false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. His chief of staff added that Duncan had yet to make a final decision about whether to run again in 2022. [21] On May 17,2021,Duncan announced that he would not be seeking a second term. [22]
An October 2021 trip to New Hampshire to promote his book GOP 2.0,which outlines plans for a post-Trump future for the Republican Party,fueled speculation in his home state that Duncan may be positioning himself to run for president in 2024. [23] [24]
Duncan said he did not vote for either Raphael Warnock or Herschel Walker in the 2022 U.S. Senate election. [25]
In May 2024,during the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election,Duncan wrote an opinion piece titled "Why I'm Voting for Biden and other Republicans should,too",which appeared in the May 6,2024 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . In the article,Duncan expressed his support in the 2024 U.S. presidential election for Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden,while strongly criticizing the GOP presumptive nominee,former Republican President Donald Trump. Duncan described Biden as a "decent person I disagree with on policy",which he contrasted with Trump,who he characterized as "a criminal defendant without a moral compass". [26]
Duncan and his wife,Brooke,live in Cumming,Georgia. They have three sons. [27]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Shafer | 268,221 | 48.91 | |
Republican | Geoff Duncan | 146,163 | 26.65 | |
Republican | Rick Jeffares | 134,047 | 24.44 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Geoff Duncan | 280,465 | 50.14 | |
Republican | David Shafer | 278,868 | 49.86 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Geoff Duncan | 1,951,738 | 51.63 | |
Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 1,828,566 | 48.37 | |
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