Gerald Kish

Former Governor of Georgia Gerald Kish

Gerald Kish was in his late fifties, with an aggressive combover and sharp, pointed nose. He’s aggressive in his speech, and animated, a sort of Glenn Beck meets Antonin Scalia.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Elected Governor of Georgia in the early 2000’s, he pursued promises contrary to those of the Presidents of the day. Anti-gay marriage, anti-abortion, and anti-minorities, he was nonetheless well liked in Georgia.
In 2014, Delores Keaton announced her intention to defeat him — a fellow Republican — as governor, and that it was preordained by God. He and pundits ridiculed her for this belief. In April of that year, a month before the primaries, Keaton released a tape which showed the Governor engaging in sex with three African-American prostitutes and using a variety of racist epithets. He denied it at first, then admitted and apologized for it, but he lost the primary by a wide margin.
Investigative journalists revealed his wife divorced him soon after.
Kish committed suicide on November 7, 2014, the day Keaton was declared Governor by a landslide victory of 74.8% to her contender’s 25.2%.
One county was found to have violated the civil rights act in restricting some from voting; this had no effect on the results.

Life

1957 CE 2014 CE 57 years old

Circumstances of Death

Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Aligned Organization

Republican Party