Guy W. Millner (born February 16, 1936) is an American multi-millionaire businessman who ran as a Republican for

Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...

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, United States Senator from Georgia in

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and Governor of Georgia in

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, losing all three races. Millner came closest to victory in 1994, winning 48% of the vote against incumbent Governor Zell Miller after defeating four other candidates in the Republican

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

. His subsequent defeats were by increasingly large margins. He lost to

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and former Carter Veterans Affairs Administrator Max Cleland for the United States Senate in 1996 after narrowly defeating Johnny Isakson for the Republican nomination. His final defeat, at the hands of

State Representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

Roy Barnes for governor in 1998, was by a margin of 53% to 44%. He has not sought office again. Millner's campaigns were largely self-financed and he remains a major financial backer of Republican candidates. Millner is the founder of Norrell Corporation, a temporary help company later acquired by Spherion, which in turn was acquired by Randstad NV. In 2000, he was reportedly worth more than $100 million. He later joined the board of Source2 He and his wife have hosted fundraisers at his home for Fix Georgia Pets, a nonprofit that works to spay and neuter dogs and cats in Georgia. In 2019 he bought a waterfront condo in

Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. Located on a barrier island in east-central Palm Beach County, the town is separated from several nearby cities including West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach by the Intracoas ...

for $5 million.

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* , - 1936 births Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans Living people People from Holly Hill, Florida American chief executives Florida State University alumni {{US-business-bio-stub