Sam Olens

Sam Olens
Olens in 2017
47th Attorney General of Georgia
In office
January 10, 2011 – November 1, 2016
GovernorNathan Deal
Preceded byThurbert Baker
Succeeded byChris Carr
Personal details
Born
Samuel Scott Olens

(1957-07-08) July 8, 1957 (age 69)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Lisa Olens
Children2
Alma materAmerican University (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Samuel Scott Olens (born July 8, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the Attorney General of Georgia from 2011 to 2016. He is the first Jew to win a statewide, partisan race in Georgia. He resigned as attorney general to become president of Kennesaw State University.

References

  1. ↑ "LegalNewsline | state attorney general news, state supreme court news". www.legalnewsline.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  2. ↑ Galloway, Jim (November 6, 2010). "Sam Olens breaks through an ancient Georgia barrier". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Attorney General Sam Olens to leave office, lead Kennesaw State University". Online Athens. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ↑ "Deal appoints Carr as attorney general (Office of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal News Release-October 12. 2016)". Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

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