Gov. Kemp Delivers 2025 State of the State Address

On Thursday, January 16th, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual address.

“As we begin a new year with some new colleagues under this Gold Dome, and as we reflect on the past successes and challenges of prior years. I am reminded again and again that no matter what, Georgians outlast the tough times and achieve new heights of success.

In just the six years since I’ve taken office, we have faced the trials of Covid-19; a major recession as a result of that unprecedented pandemic, the effects of 11 hurricanes; some of them causing historic, generational damage; over 200 tornadoes that caused direct injuries; a summer of unrest and various threats to public safety, some of them ongoing; and other challenges that required – and received – the very best of our people.

And through it all, time and time again, Georgians have risen to the occasion. As the saying goes, tough times don’t last, tough people do.

And if there is anything that I’ve learned in the six years I’ve been honored to serve as your governor, it’s that hardworking Georgians are not only tough, they’re also generous, proud, and love our great state.

Because that’s who we are.

And that’s why the state of our state is not only strong, it is resilient”!