Nathan Deal

John Nathan Deal (born August 25, 1942) is an American politician. He was the 82nd Governor of Georgia from January 2011 to January 2019.

He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democratic Party candidate in 1992, but switched to the Republican Party in 1995.

On March 1, 2010, Deal announced his resignation from Congress to run for governor of Georgia.

 Family background 
Deal's ancestors came to Georgia from Tennessee. Most were farmers in the Bulloch County area, such as the Brannens. Like fellow Georgia governors Sonny Perdue and Brian Kemp, Deal's ancestors in Georgia owned slaves. Slave-owning Brannens in Bulloch County recorded in the 1860 United States Census include Alex Brannen, Edmund Brannen, Francis Brannen, Hampton Brannen, John C. Brannen, Nancy Brannen, Uriah M. Brannen, William A. Brannen, and William D. Brannen.

From 1966 until her death in 2022, he was married to teacher Sandra Dunagan. They had two children.

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