Michael Huel Keown (born May 11, 1954) is an American and a

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former member of the

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from District 173, first elected in 2004. In 2010, he did not seek reelection and was the Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives elections, 2nd District. Keown was defeated by incumbent Democrat

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in a close election. Keown campaigned for the Republican nomination for Georgia State Senate, District 11 in a special election in 2013 following the resignation of John Bulloch. He was one of the top two vote-getters in the January 2013 election, but lost in the February 2013 run-off to

Dean Burke Kenneth Dean Burke (born September 7, 1957) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Georgia State Senate in the 152nd Georgia General Assembly from Bainbridge, Georgia.. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Burke was fi ...

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Representative Mike Keown
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Mike Keown for Congress
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Living people Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 1954 births Shorter University alumni Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary alumni People from Canton, Georgia 21st-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub