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'''Kelly L. Loeffler''' (born 1969 or 1970) is an American businesswoman. She is the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[Bakkt]], a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider [[Intercontinental Exchange]], and the co-owner of the [[Atlanta Dream]] with Mary Brock in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). Loeffler is the anticipated successor to incumbent Senator [[Johnny Isakson]].
'''Kelly L. Loeffler''' (born 1969 or 1970) is an American businesswoman. She is the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[Bakkt]], a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider [[Intercontinental Exchange]], and the co-owner of the [[Atlanta Dream]] with Mary Brock in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). Loeffler was appointed as successor to incumbent Senator [[Johnny Isakson]] on December 4, 2019.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
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Loeffler donated $750,000 to [[Restore Our Future]], a [[Super PAC]] supporting former Governor [[Mitt Romney]]'s [[Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential campaign]].<ref name=senate/> She considered seeking the Republican nomination in the [[2014 United States Senate election in Georgia]], but she passed on the race because of Intercontinental Exchange's pending merger with the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schultheis |first=Emily |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/dream-team-owner-passes-on-senate-run-099316 |title=WNBA owner passes on Senate run |publisher=Politico |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref> From 2013 to 2019, Loeffler donated over $560,000 to Republican campaign committees,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?cand=&cycle=2020&employ=&name=Kelly+Loeffler&state=&zip=|title=Donor Lookup|date=|website=OpenSecrets|publisher=The Center for Responsive Politics|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> and her husband contributed another $500,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=Jeffrey+Sprecher|title=Donor Lookup|date=|website=OpenSecrets|publisher=The Center for Responsive Politics|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>
Loeffler donated $750,000 to [[Restore Our Future]], a [[Super PAC]] supporting former Governor [[Mitt Romney]]'s [[Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential campaign]].<ref name=senate/> She considered seeking the Republican nomination in the [[2014 United States Senate election in Georgia]], but she passed on the race because of Intercontinental Exchange's pending merger with the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schultheis |first=Emily |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/dream-team-owner-passes-on-senate-run-099316 |title=WNBA owner passes on Senate run |publisher=Politico |date=November 4, 2013 |accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref> From 2013 to 2019, Loeffler donated over $560,000 to Republican campaign committees,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?cand=&cycle=2020&employ=&name=Kelly+Loeffler&state=&zip=|title=Donor Lookup|date=|website=OpenSecrets|publisher=The Center for Responsive Politics|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> and her husband contributed another $500,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=Jeffrey+Sprecher|title=Donor Lookup|date=|website=OpenSecrets|publisher=The Center for Responsive Politics|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>


In November 2019, Loeffler applied to succeed incumbent Senator [[Johnny Isakson]], who had announced his resignation from the [[United States Senate]], effective December 31, for health reasons, after being [[2016 United States Senate election in Georgia|re-elected in 2016]]. She would become Georgia's incumbent junior senator heading into the [[2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia]] if her application is successful.<ref name="senate">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-senate-high-profile-executive-raises-her-hand-for-isakson-job/2J2lFgwRvGjzwZDIpuDKrO/|title=Georgia Senate: A high-profile executive raises her hand for Isakson’s job|first=Greg|last=Bluestein|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref> Later that month, ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' reported that Loeffler was Governor [[Brian Kemp]]'s top choice for the seat, and he plans to officially appoint her on December 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-governor-recently-met-with-trump-over-senate-pick/MEyBIlZE5lLZy8pDxXLmtK/#|title=In secretive trip, Georgia governor tried to sell Trump on Senate pick|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 26, 2019|accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-gov-expected-tap-finance-exec-senate-next-week/qDibvzRR0L6VvyUmjnB1QJ/|title=Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 29, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/why-kemp-set-pick-loeffler-and-other-burning-georgia-senate-questions/93t9wLV8wWj1BXKgCD0VGL/# Atlanta Journal-Constitution]</ref>
In November 2019, Loeffler applied to succeed incumbent Senator [[Johnny Isakson]], who had announced his resignation from the [[United States Senate]], effective December 31, for health reasons, after being [[2016 United States Senate election in Georgia|re-elected in 2016]]. She would become Georgia's incumbent junior senator heading into the [[2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia]] if her application is successful.<ref name="senate">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-senate-high-profile-executive-raises-her-hand-for-isakson-job/2J2lFgwRvGjzwZDIpuDKrO/|title=Georgia Senate: A high-profile executive raises her hand for Isakson’s job|first=Greg|last=Bluestein|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref> Later that month, ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' reported that Loeffler was Governor [[Brian Kemp]]'s top choice for the seat, and he planned to officially appoint her on December 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-governor-recently-met-with-trump-over-senate-pick/MEyBIlZE5lLZy8pDxXLmtK/#|title=In secretive trip, Georgia governor tried to sell Trump on Senate pick|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 26, 2019|accessdate=November 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-gov-expected-tap-finance-exec-senate-next-week/qDibvzRR0L6VvyUmjnB1QJ/|title=Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=November 29, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/why-kemp-set-pick-loeffler-and-other-burning-georgia-senate-questions/93t9wLV8wWj1BXKgCD0VGL/# Atlanta Journal-Constitution]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 15:16, 4 December 2019

Kelly Loeffler
United States Senator
from Georgia
Designate
Assuming office
January 3, 2020
Appointed byBrian Kemp
SucceedingJohnny Isakson
Personal details
Born1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS)
DePaul University (MBA)

Kelly L. Loeffler (born 1969 or 1970) is an American businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, and the co-owner of the Atlanta Dream with Mary Brock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Loeffler was appointed as successor to incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson on December 4, 2019.

Early life and career

Loeffler was born in Bloomington, Illinois and raised on a nearby corn and soybean farm in Stanford, Illinois, where she weeded the fields as a child.[2][3] In 1988, Loeffler graduated from Olympia High School in Stanford, Illinois, and she participated in the varsity girl's basketball, cross country, and track and field teams. Loeffler graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's Gies College of Business in 1992, and she received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Finance and Marketing from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in 1999.[3][4]

In 2002, Loeffler joined Intercontinental Exchange, a commodity and financial service provider.[5] She became the vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.[6] Loeffler bought a minority stake in the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2010.[3] Mary Brock and Loeffler purchased the Atlanta Dream from Kathy Betty in 2011.[6][7] She became the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, in 2018.[8]

Political career

Loeffler donated $750,000 to Restore Our Future, a Super PAC supporting former Governor Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[2] She considered seeking the Republican nomination in the 2014 United States Senate election in Georgia, but she passed on the race because of Intercontinental Exchange's pending merger with the New York Stock Exchange.[9] From 2013 to 2019, Loeffler donated over $560,000 to Republican campaign committees,[10] and her husband contributed another $500,000.[11]

In November 2019, Loeffler applied to succeed incumbent Senator Johnny Isakson, who had announced his resignation from the United States Senate, effective December 31, for health reasons, after being re-elected in 2016. She would become Georgia's incumbent junior senator heading into the 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia if her application is successful.[2] Later that month, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Loeffler was Governor Brian Kemp's top choice for the seat, and he planned to officially appoint her on December 4, 2019.[12][13][14]

Personal life

In 2004, Loeffler married Intercontinental Exchange founder and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher.[5] They reside in Tuxedo Park, Atlanta [15] in a $10,500,000, 15,000 square foot estate called Descante.[16]

References

  1. ^ Loomis, Carol J. (December 5, 2013). "The ICE Man Cometh". Fortune.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bluestein, Greg (November 18, 2019). "Georgia Senate: A high-profile executive raises her hand for Isakson's job". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Hiskey, Michelle (June 4, 2011). "Risk, hoops memories entice new Dream owner Loeffler". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Denery, Jim (December 2, 2019). "Who is Kelly Loeffler?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Meyer, Gregory (March 27, 2018). "ICE communications head Kelly Loeffler to step down at year's end". Amp.ft.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Seward, Christopher (September 4, 2011). "Atlanta Dream changes ownership". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Mary Brock And Kelly Loeffler: Running The WNBA's Atlanta Dream". Forbes.com. September 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Tully, Shawn (August 3, 2018). "The NYSE's Owner Wants to Bring Bitcoin to Your 401(k). Are Crypto Credit Cards Next?". Fortune. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  9. ^ Schultheis, Emily (November 4, 2013). "WNBA owner passes on Senate run". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Donor Lookup". OpenSecrets. The Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved December 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Donor Lookup". OpenSecrets. The Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved December 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Bluestein, Greg (November 26, 2019). "In secretive trip, Georgia governor tried to sell Trump on Senate pick". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Bluestein, Greg (November 29, 2019). "Georgia gov expected to tap finance exec to US Senate next week". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  14. ^ Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  15. ^ Hirsh, Ben (October 24, 2014). "Buckhead Man Buys NYSE". buckhead.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  16. ^ https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/market-movers/
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