Politically Georgia: How Sonny Perdue became Georgia’s higher ed chief
In less than 20 years, Sonny Perdue has gone from being the first Republican Governor of Georgia since Reconstruction, to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to chancellor of the state’s public university system.
In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy are joined by AJC senior reporter Tamar Hallerman to look at how Perdue will handle the transformation into education.
Our team will also discuss why Gov. Brian Kemp helped ensure his top Republican rival’s first-cousin landed this coveted position.
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About the Authors
Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
