Kelly Loeffler
American businesswoman and politician (born 1970)
Kelly Lynn Loeffler ( LEF-lər; born November 27, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician who has served since February 2025 as the 28th administrator of the Small Business Administration. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021.
Loeffler was formerly the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, of which her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is CEO. She is a former co-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, appointed Loeffler to the U.S. Senate in December 2019 after Senator Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. Loeffler proved a consistent ally of President Donald Trump on key votes during her time in the U.S. Senate. Loeffler ran in the 2020 Georgia U.S. Senate special election, seeking to hold the seat until January 2023. She finished in the top two in the November 3 election, advancing to a runoff with Democrat Raphael Warnock held on January 5, 2021, which she lost. After the November 2020 election, Loeffler claimed that there had been unspecified failures in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. She later announced her intention to object to the certification of the Electoral College results in Congress. Loeffler ultimately withdrew her objection and voted for certification in January 2021.
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