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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWS
Race: Georgia Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Mark Taylor Sonny Perdue
Mark TaylorSonny Perdue
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Lieutenant governorGovernor
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/AWon 51 percent of the vote against Roy Barnes in 2002
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Georgia Senate, 1987-1998; Georgia lieutenant governor, 1999-2006Houston County Planning and Zoning Commission, 1980-90; Georgia Senate, 1990-02
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
AttorneySmall business owner, veterinarian
BORNBORN
1957 in AtlantaDec. 20, 1946 in Perry, Ga.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Emory University, 1979; J.D. from University of Georgia, 1982D.V.M. from University of Georgia, 1971
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Sacha Wilbanks; has one sonMarried to Mary Perdue; has four children and five grandchildren
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.marktaylor.comwww.votesonny.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.ganet.org/ltgov www.gov.state.ga.us

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