- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Casey Cagle, 31 July 2013.
- Creator:
- Cagle, Casey
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2013-07-31
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--Senate
Georgia Southern University
Republican Party (Ga.)
Lieutenant governors--Georgia--Interviews
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Education--Georgia
Educational law and legislation--Georgia
Charter schools--Law and legislation--Georgia
Transportation--Georgia
Toll roads--Georgia
Reversible traffic lanes--Georgia
Political campaigns--Georgia
Elections--Georgia
Press and politics--Georgia
Political ethics--Georgia
Charter schools--Law and legislation
Education
Educational law and legislation
Elections
Legislators
Lieutenant governors
Political campaigns
Political ethics
Politics and government
Press and politics
Reversible traffic lanes
Toll roads
Transportation
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Georgia--Politics and government
Georgia - People:
- Cagle, Casey
Reed, Ralph, 1961- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Casey Cagle discusses his early life in Gainesville, where he was raised by a single mother. He discusses being recruited to play football in college, but ending his college sports career due to an injury. Cagle explains how he got started in the business world, when he took over the management of a tuxedo shop in Gainesville. Cagle also talks about his decision to run for the state Senate in 1993. Cagle talks about being a Republican, including being a minority in the senate when he was first elected. He discusses the current state of education in Georgia, including charter schools, the dropout rate, and college and career academies. He also talks about transportation, including toll roads and reversible lanes. Cagle discusses his campaign for lieutenant governor in 2005-06, including running against Ralph Reed. He talks about the role of the lietenant governor in Georgia politics and shares his views on indepently elected lieutenant governors. Cagle talks about current problems in politics and government, including the recent ethics bill passed by the Georgia General Assembly, the role of money in politics, and the role of the press. He also discusses his political ambitions and shares thoughs on his accomplishments and disappointments as an elected official.
Finding aid available in repository.
Casey Cagle was born in Hall County, Ga., where he was raised by a single mother. He graduated from Johnson High School and attended Gainesville College and Georgia Southern University. When a sports injury ended his dreams of playing college football, Casey returned home to Hall County to start his first business venture--a small tuxedo shop. He later grew to be a leader in the banking and real estate industry in northeast Georgia. Cagle was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1994 at the age of twenty-eight. He served in the senate for 12 years before being elected Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2006. In this election, Cagle defeated Ralph Reed, a prominent conservative political activist and former director of the Christian Coalition.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-151/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 151, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (102 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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