Jane Hemmer

Jane Hemmer
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 49th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 9, 1995
Preceded byNathan Deal
Succeeded byCasey Cagle
Personal details
Born (1947-03-23) March 23, 1947 (age 77)
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
John Lee Hemmer Jr.
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(m. 1968)​
Children2
EducationAugusta University (BS)

Jane Reynolds Hemmer (born March 23, 1947)[1] is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman ever elected to the Hall County, Georgia board of commissioners in 1986.[2] She served until her election to the Georgia State Senate in 1992, where she succeeded then-Democrat Nathan Deal, who had successfully run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.[3] She lost her race for reelection to 28-year old Casey Cagle in the Republican Revolution of 1994.[4]

  1. ^ Who's Who In America 1996. Vol. 1. Marquis Who's Who. 1996. pp. 1843–1844. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Harmon, John (January 26, 1989). "Gainesville Gals Leave Ol' Boys Out of Their Network". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ King, Savannah (May 16, 2014). "Hall County native is a Renaissance woman". The Gainesville Times. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Thorne, Emily Rose (July 21, 2018). "Casey Cagle vs. Brian Kemp: A quick guide to the Republican runoff candidates for Georgia governor". Atlanta. Retrieved May 9, 2023.