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Brian Strickland

American politician from Georgia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ65095374
Source-derived summary

Robert Brian Strickland (born October 26, 1983) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 42nd district since 2025 and the 17th district from 2018 to 2025. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 111th district from 2013 to 2017.

In January 2024, Strickland co-sponsored S.B. 390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association. The bill was drafted following the election of ALA President Emily Drabinski and allegations of the organization promoting a personal ideology and influencing librarian certification.

Strickland is the Republican nominee in the 2026 Georgia Attorney General election.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Brian Strickland” as american politician from Georgia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1983, 2025, 2018, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1983-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Brian, Strickland and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician from Georgia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65095374. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1983, 2025, 2018 and 2013.

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This entry incorporates text from Brian Strickland” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.