Robyn Crittenden | |
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Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue | |
Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
Governor | Brian Kemp |
Preceded by | David Curry |
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 |
Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services | |
In office January 14, 2019 – July 1, 2021 | |
Governor | Brian Kemp |
Preceded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
Succeeded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
In office July 1, 2015 – November 8, 2018 | |
Governor | Nathan Deal |
Preceded by | Keith Horton |
Succeeded by | Gerlda B. Hines |
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.
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. [3] [4] [5] 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. [2] [6] Following the completion of the term, she was re-appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services. [7] In June 2021, Governor Kemp appointed Crittenden to lead the Georgia Department of Revenue, succeeding David Curry, who stepped down to run for U.S. Congress. [8]
Crittenden and her daughter live in Tucker, Georgia. [1]
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