Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler
United States Senator from Georgia
In office January 6, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Appointed by	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Johnny Isakson
Succeeded by	Raphael Warnock
Personal details
Born	Kelly Lynn Loeffler (1970-11-27) November 27, 1970 (age 53)[1] Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jeffrey Sprecher (m. 2004)
Education	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) DePaul University (MBA)

Kelly Lynn Loeffler (/ˈlɛflər/; born November 27, 1970) is an American businesswoman, political donor and politician. Loeffler was the United States Senator from Georgia from January 6, 2020 to January 20, 2021. Before becoming senator, she had no political experience. She is a member of the Republican Party. She lost her re-election bid on January 5, 2021 to Raphael Warnock.

She was the chief executive officer of Bakkt and the part-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.

On November 27, 2019 Governor Brian Kemp's said that Loeffler was his top pick to replace Senator Johnny Isakson.^[2][3] Kemp formally picked Loeffler as his senate pick.^[4]

Loeffler is very wealthy and was one of the wealthiest members of the United States Senate.

1. ↑ Loomis, Carol J. (December 5, 2013). "The ICE Man Cometh". Fortune.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
2. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (November 26, 2019). "In secretive trip, Georgia governor tried to sell Trump on Senate pick". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
3. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (November 29, 2019). "Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
4. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (December 4, 2019). "Kemp taps Kelly Loeffler, financial exec, to US Senate seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 4, 2019.