Robyn Crittenden

Robyn Crittenden
Robyn Crittenden
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 14, 2019
Governor	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Gerlda B. Hines
	In office; July 1, 2015 – November 8, 2018
Governor	Nathan Deal
Succeeded by	Gerlda B. Hines
28th Secretary of State of Georgia
	In office; November 8, 2018 – January 14, 2019
Governor	Nathan Deal
Preceded by	Brian Kemp
Succeeded by	Brad Raffensperger
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	Yale University (BA); University of Michigan (JD)

Robyn A. Crittenden is an American attorney from the state of Georgia. She was the 28th Georgia Secretary of State. She is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia.

Biography

Crittenden earned her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.[1] Crittenden is a former general counsel for Morehouse College, assistant vice chancellor for legal affairs for the Georgia Board of Regents, and an assistant county attorney for DeKalb County, Georgia.[2]

In 2015, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Crittenden as the commissioner of the Department of Human Services.[2] Following the resignation of Brian Kemp as Secretary of State on November 8, 2018, Deal appointed Crittenden as the 28th Secretary of State to serve the remainder of his term.[3] Following the completion of the term, she was re-appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services.[4]

Crittenden and her daughter live in Tucker, Georgia.[1]

References

Air 4:55PM. "Robyn Crittenden sworn in as Georgia's Secretary of State". 11alive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
"Robyn Crittenden appointed Georgia secretary of state". ajc.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
Daniel, Nyamekye (November 15, 2019). "Georgia's Department of Human Services commissioner puts in bid for Isakson's U.S. Senate seat | News". mdjonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Brian Kemp	Secretary of State of Georgia 2018–2019	Succeeded by Brad Raffensperger

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[elevenalive-1] Air 4:55PM. "Robyn Crittenden sworn in as Georgia's Secretary of State". 11alive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

[ajc-2] "Robyn Crittenden appointed Georgia secretary of state". ajc.com. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

[4] Daniel, Nyamekye (November 15, 2019). "Georgia's Department of Human Services commissioner puts in bid for Isakson's U.S. Senate seat | News". mdjonline.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.