Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Cagle, CaseyShort, Bob, 19322013-07-31Casey 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.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--SenateGeorgia Southern UniversityRepublican Party (Ga.)Lieutenant governors--Georgia--InterviewsLegislators--Georgia--InterviewsEducation--GeorgiaEducational law and legislation--GeorgiaCharter schools--Law and legislation--GeorgiaTransportation--GeorgiaToll roads--GeorgiaReversible traffic lanes--GeorgiaPolitical campaigns--GeorgiaElections--GeorgiaPress and politics--GeorgiaPolitical ethics--GeorgiaCharter schools--Law and legislationEducationEducational law and legislationElectionsLegislatorsLieutenant governorsPolitical campaignsPolitical ethicsPolitics and governmentPress and politicsReversible traffic lanesToll roadsTransportationUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaeGeorgia--Politics and governmentGeorgiaCasey Cagle, 31 July 2013.MovingImage