Cathy Cox (American politician)
Cathy Cox | |
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Cox in 2005 | |
| President of Georgia College & State University | |
| 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 July 18, 1958 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.