Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Cox, Lera Catherine, 1958Short, Bob, 19322008-11-10Finding aid available in repository.Cox discusses her early years in Bainbridge, Ga., and her career path in journalism and law before serving in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. She also talks about becoming Secretary of State in 1999, and her efforts to update voting equipment and voter ID laws. Cox also addresses her unsuccessful run in the 2006 campaign for governor, and shares her thoughts on issues facing Georgia such as early childhood education, rail transportation, and water resource management. Furthermore, she discusses her experience as president of Young Harris College, a role she took in 2007, and her plans for the college in the near future.Interviewed by Bob Short.Lera Catherine "Cathy" Cox was born in Bainbridge, Georgia, in 1958. She received her associate's degree in agriculture from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. She became a journalist for the Gainesville Times and the Post-Searchlight. As a journalist covering crime and courtrooms, she decided she wanted to study law. In 1986, she graduated magna cum laude from Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, and worked at various law firms in Atlanta and Bainbridge. Cox entered politics as a Democrat when she became a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. She served from 1993 to 1996, when she left her seat to become the assistant secretary of state. She was elected secretary of state in 1998 and again in 2002, the first woman to serve in that post. She developed programs to stop investment fraud, and implemented a universal electronic voting system in Georgia. In 2004, Cox decided to campaign for governor. She lost in the primary to Democrat Mark Taylor. She retired from politics, and taught for one semester at the University of Georgia School of Law as a Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar, before becoming the 21st president of Young Harris College.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlGeorgia--General Assembly--House of RepresentativesYoung Harris CollegeCabinet officers--Georgia--InterviewsLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsCollege presidents--Georgia--InterviewsPolitical campaigns--GeorgiaGovernors--GeorgiaEducation--GeorgiaRailroads--GeorgiaTransportation--GeorgiaWater-supply--GeorgiaCabinet officersCollege presidentsEducationGovernorsLegislatorsPolitical campaignsPolitics and governmentPresidentsRailroadsTransportationWater-supplyGeorgia--Politics and governmentGeorgiaCathy Cox, 10 November 2008.MovingImage