- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Matt Brass, 2019 September 12
- Creator:
- Brass, Matt, 1978-
Camp, Michael - Contributor to Resource:
- University of West Georgia Special Collections
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections
- Date of Original:
- 2019-09-12
- Subject:
- Coweta County (Ga.)--History
Newnan (Ga.)--History
Georgia--Politics and government--21st century
Brass, Matt, 1978-
Westmoreland, Lynn, 1950-
Seabaugh, Mitch, 1960-
Deal, Nathan
Kemp, Brian, 1963-
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Coweta County, 33.35346, -84.76337
United States, Georgia, Coweta County, Newnan, 33.38067, -84.79966 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Matt Brass was born on January 19, 1978, and grew up in Newnan, Georgia, attending Newnan High School. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Navy, and then attended the University of Georgia, majoring in Marketing. He entered politics by volunteering for state senator Mitch Seabaugh and then worked as a field representative for U.S. Representative Lynn Westmoreland, for whom he later became chief of staff. Upon Westmoreland's announcement in 2016 that he would not run for re-election, Brass ran for and won a seat in the Georgia state senate. In this interview, Brass talks about his experiences meeting Seabaugh, working for Westmoreland (including Westmoreland's short-lived campaign for Speaker of the House in 2015), running for state senate, and serving in the legislature. He offers general thoughts about his political approach and philosophy throughout the interview and concludes by discussing some of the most important pieces of legislation he has been involved with in the state senate, as well as his experiences working with governors Nathan Deal and Brian Kemp.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/id:brass20190912
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:brass20190912
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
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