Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who has been under the protection of state troopers since his inauguration in 2019, now counts a member of his own family among those ranks.
The middle of Gov. Kemp’s three daughters, Lucy Kemp, was one of 30 individuals who joined the Georgia State Patrol last week. The story unfolds this way. The Republican governor attended a ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth on September 5th, where he addressed the fresh recruits and administered their oaths of office. However, Gov. Kemp’s office remained silent when further comment was sought on Thursday.
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Like her fellow cadets, Lucy Kemp went through 22 weeks of academy instruction, followed by a 12-week field training period. The newly minted troopers will primarily focus on enforcing traffic laws, investigating crashes, and assisting motorists, while also responding to various other law enforcement tasks and disaster situations.
Lucy Kemp is no stranger to the harsh realities of highway life. In December 2020, she experienced a personal tragedy when her then-boyfriend, Harrison Deal, lost his life in a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 16 near Savannah. At the time, Deal was actively working on the U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s campaign. The truck driver deemed responsible for the crash, Mario Demaine Clark, pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide in 2024. Online court records reveal that Clark was sentenced to a year in jail, with the provision to serve the remainder of his sentence on probation after his plea.
Lucy Kemp was elected vice president of her class and secured the highest average grades in her academic work. According to reliable sources from the Georgia State Patrol, she was also granted a scholarship for further study at Reinhardt University, located in Waleska, Georgia.
Lucy Kemp has been assigned to one of the 52 patrol posts scattered across the state. The governor’s protection detail now includes a family member, raising important questions about the balance between public duty and personal ties.
