Lewis A. Massey (born July 20, 1962) is an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of

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. A member of the

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, he served as

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, and was a candidate for

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in 1998.

Early life

Lewis Massey is the son of Abit Massey, was a lobbyist who became director of the Georgia Poultry Federation. He served as director of the state Commerce Department during the late 1950s. His mother, Kayanne Schoffner Massey, was chosen as Miss Georgia in 1959.

Political career

Lewis A. Massey served as

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, from January 1996 to January 1999. He was appointed to the position in January 1996 by then governor

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. Massey then was elected to the remainder of the unexpired term in November 1996. Massey would later run for governor in 1998, losing to eventual winner

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Other ventures

Massey later served as president and CEO of SciTrek, and currently is a partner at Impact Public Affairs LLC, a government relations firm in

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Personal life

Massey is married to Amy Reichard Massey from Kirkwood, MO, and they have three children. Their eldest son,

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, is a

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winning actor, their daughter, Mary Cameryn, is a graduate of the

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, was employed at the

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in Atlanta, and is now a lawyer with New Jersey Defenders, and their youngest son, Christian, is a graduate of University of Georgia and is currently works in the finance department for Comcast in Atlanta. Massey is a graduate of the University of Georgia and obtained an

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from Georgia State University. He is a member of the

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Service

In 2018 Massey became a Visiting Practitioner with the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs and the Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications' Public Affairs Professional Certificate Program, volunteering his time to work with students interested in a career in politics. In addition, he and his family have supported the School of Public and International Affairs significantly and most recently had the Massey Family Reading Room, a place for students to read and reflect on politics and public policy, dedicated in Baldwin Hall, in gratitude for their support over the years.

External links

Massey, Watson & Hembree LLC website

References

Living people 1962 births Secretaries of State of Georgia (U.S. state) University of Georgia alumni Georgia State University alumni Businesspeople from Atlanta Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats Politicians from Atlanta American lobbyists {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub