Cathy Cox (American politician)

Cathy Cox
Cox in 2005
President of Georgia College & State University
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2021
Dean of the Mercer University School of Law
In office July 2017 – 2021
Preceded by	Daisy Hurst Floyd
President of Young Harris College
In office March 2007 – 2017
Preceded by	John W. Wells
Succeeded by	Drew L. Van Horn
25th Secretary of State of Georgia
In office January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2007
Governor	Roy Barnes Sonny Perdue
Preceded by	Lewis Massey
Succeeded by	Karen Handel
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 154th district
In office 1993–1996
Personal details
Born	Lera Catharine Cox (1958-07-18) July 18, 1958 (age 66)[1] Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mark Dehler
Alma mater	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia Mercer University
Occupation	Academic administrator, lawyer, politician, journalist

Lera Catharine "Cathy" Cox (born July 18, 1958) is an American academic administrator and former lawyer, politician, and journalist. She is President of Georgia College & State University. Cox, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as Secretary of State of Georgia, a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2006, Dean of Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, and as the 21st president of Young Harris College.^[2]