When Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, took office fresh off a tight victory over Democrat Stacey Abrams in 2018, he pledged to invest in infrastructure, curb crime and improve schools.
“When I gave my inaugural address, I said, ‘I’m going to work hard for every Georgian, whether you voted for me or not,’ ” he recently reminded a crowd of supporters as he seeks a second term this year. “And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing.”
But beyond those perennial topics like public safety and education, the country’s governors have also been tested by events that would have been hard to anticipate just a few years ago, like the demise of Roe v. Wade, a global pandemic and a tumultuous 2020 election.
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