Politics & Government

BREAKING: Kemp sworn in as Georgia’s 83rd governor

By The Associated Press
FILE- In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Georgia Governor elect Brian Kemp speaks at the 31st Biannual Institute of Georgia Legislators at the University of Georgia in Athens Ga. Kemp is set to be sworn in as Georgia’s 83rd governor Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Atlanta. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
FILE- In this Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Georgia Governor elect Brian Kemp speaks at the 31st Biannual Institute of Georgia Legislators at the University of Georgia in Athens Ga. Kemp is set to be sworn in as Georgia’s 83rd governor Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Atlanta. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File) Joshua L. Jones AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Kemp has been sworn in as Georgia’s 83rd governor.

Kemp, a Republican who won a hotly-contested gubernatorial race, was sworn in Monday before a crowd gathered at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.

The ceremony took place before the GOP faithful, lawmakers, members of Kemp’s Cabinet and Kemp’s family.

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