Karen Handel

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karen Handel

• Does Karen Handel smoke?: Not Known

• Does Karen Handel drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Karen left her home at the age of 17 due to ‘domestic violence’ as her mother was an alcoholic.

• Before making her political debut in 2007, she was a businesswoman and had worked in the private sector as an executive with many corporations, such as – executive management positions with CIBA Vision and the accounting firm of KPMG, and President of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

• Her husband, Steve Handel, is the Managing Partner/CEO of ‘Textgov LLC ‘, an Electronic Media Advertising Representatives business.

• She is highly religious and drives 2 hours to hear sermons at the Rock Springs Church in Milner.

• She is against LGBTQ people.

• She is a huge fan of American football team, ‘Indianapolis Colts.’

• In 2007, she was elected secretary of state.

• From 2011 to 2012, she worked as a Senior Vice President at the ‘Susan G. Komen’ Foundation, a breast cancer charity.

• In 2012, she wrote a book called ‘Planned Bullyhood: The Truth Behind the Headlines about the Planned Parenthood.’ 

• On 20 June 2017, she defeated Jon Ossoff (Democratic) in the special congressional election in Georgia’s 6th District with a margin of 10,850 votes.

• She currently resides in Roswell.