David Poythress

David Poythress
David Poythress 1.jpg

David Poythress is a Georgia politician. He has served terms as Secretary of State and Commissioner of Labor of the state of Georgia. Poythress also served as the Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard from 1999 until 2007, initially appointed by Governor Roy Barnes and subsequently reappointed by Governor Sonny Perdue. He retired as a Lieutenant General.

In 1998, Poythress made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of Georgia.[1] On August 26, 2008, Poythress announced his intention to run again as a Democratic candidate for Governor in the 2010 election.[2] In both 1998 and 2010, Poythress lost to Roy Barnes.[3]

Poythress and his wife Elizabeth have three grown children and eight grandchildren. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Education

References

External links

Preceded by
Benjamin Wynn “Ben” Fortson, Jr.
Secretary of State of Georgia
1979-1983
Succeeded by
Max Cleland
Preceded by
Al Scott
Georgia Commissioner of Labor
1993-1999
Succeeded by
Michael Thurmond

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Max Cleland — Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission Incumbent Assumed office June 2009 President Barack Obama …   Wikipedia

  • List of Sigma Chi members — This is a list of notable alumni of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Many notable Sigma Chi Brothers are awarded the Significant Sig Award by headquarters, indicated by as superscriptS. The Significant Sig Award. Those given the award are indicated by… …   Wikipedia

  • United States gubernatorial elections, 2010 — The United States gubernatorial elections of 2010 will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in 36 states with 20 of the seats held by Democrats and 16 by Republicans. Election summaries Eighteen governors are prohibited from seeking re election… …   Wikipedia

  • Georgia gubernatorial election, 2010 — The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election will take place on November 2, 2010. Republican Governor Sonny Perdue is term limited and unable to seek re election. Primary elections will take place in July and a runoff election, if necessary, will be… …   Wikipedia

  • Seattle Mariners minor league players — Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Seattle Mariners system. Contents 1 Jorge Agudelo 2 Matt Bischoff 3 Leury Bonilla 4 Andrew Carraway …   Wikipedia

  • Dispensationalism — For other uses, see Dispensation (disambiguation). Christian eschatology Eschatology views Viewpoints • Preterism • Idealism …   Wikipedia

  • Gender in Bible translation — Gender and Bible translation have been the subject of debate for the last two or three decades.Fact|date=July 2008 Few disagreements surround the gender of God in translation, most attention has been given to gendered terms referring to humankind …   Wikipedia

  • Christian eschatological differences — This is a general overview of the different eschatological interpretations of the Book of Revelation held by Christians. The differences are by no means monolithic as representing one group or another. Many differences exist within each… …   Wikipedia

  • Presuppositional apologetics — is a school of Christian apologetics, a field of Christian theology that aims to (1) present a rational basis for the Christian faith, (2) defend the faith against objections, and (3) expose the perceived flaws of other worldviews. [Frame (1994) …   Wikipedia

  • Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood — Infobox Book | name = Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of 2006 edition of RBMW author = John Piper and Wayne Grudem eds. cover artist = country = United States language = English series =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”