Karen Handel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Karen Handel

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1962

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: writer, politician, employee, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Karen Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives.
A Republican, Handel worked in business before entering politics.
She served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, and was thereafter elected Georgia's Secretary of State. In 2010, Handel ran for Governor of Georgia, narrowly losing the Republican primary to Nathan Deal, who portrayed Handel as overly supportive of gay rights and abortion rights.
In 2011, Handel was appointed Senior Vice President of public policy at Susan G.
Komen for the Cure, a charity focused on fighting breast cancer.
In this role, Handel pushed the charity to cut off Komen's funding to Planned Parenthood.
Following an uproar over the politicization of the charity, Handel resigned from Komen in February 2012.In 2017, Handel became the first Republican woman from Georgia elected to Congress after defeating Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff in a special election to fill Tom Price's vacancy in Georgia's 6th congressional district; this special election remains the most expensive congressional race in American history.
In the 2018 election, Handel lost the election to a full term to Democrat Lucy McBath, but is challenging McBath for the seat in 2020.