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david poythress

david b. poythress -lrb- born october 24 , 1943 -rrb- is a georgia politician , born in bibb county , georgia .
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 .
on august 26 , 2008 , poythress announced his intention to run again as a democratic candidate for governor in the 2010 election .
in both 1998 and 2010 , poythress lost to roy barnes .
poythress and his wife elizabeth have three grown children and eight grandchildren .
he is a member of the sigma chi fraternity .
