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Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an American businesswoman and politician who has served as the 28th administrator of the Small Business Administration since February 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021.
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business · American businesswoman and politician (born 1970) · businessperson · politician · also Kelly Loeffler, Kelly L. Loeffler, Kelly Lynn Loeffler, Loeffler
Born 27 November 1970 · Q76570207
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2026· 6 entries
PRIMETIMER: “Shapeshifters are real guys”: Adam Kinzinger calls Kelly Loeffler “SKINWALKER” after Trump ally's TikTok video goes viral
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Public attention spiked: 21,183 Wikipedia readers in one day, 34.6× the usual 612, with 1 article edits. Coverage that week: ““Shapeshifters are real guys”: Adam Kinzinger calls Kelly Loeffler “SKINWALKER” after Trump ally's TikTok video goes viral” (PRIMETIMER).
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The News International: Trump’s SBA chief Kelly Loeffler’s ‘bizarre’ walk becomes talk of social media
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The Wall Street Journal: Kelly Loeffler
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Public attention spiked: 4,573 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.5× the usual 612, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
Loeffler was confirmed to the position by the Senate
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Career landmark: Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2025).
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2024· 2 entries
President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Loeffler for Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the second Trump administration
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Trump announced he would nominate Loeffler to be administrator of the Small Business Administration during his second presidency
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2021· 4 entries
Published video “Senator Loeffler Delivers Farewell Speech on Senate Floor”.
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Against the primary's first-place finisher, Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2021).
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Loeffler absented herself from the successful override of Trump's veto of the defense spending bill
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2020· 30 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler with former KKK member Chester Doles.” True.
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Claimed: “Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."” — rated Mostly False by PolitiFact.
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USA Today rated the claim “Sen. Kelly Loeffler wore a wire during a debate” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “this is a photo of kelly loeffler's house” Not Loeffler's.
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The New York Times rated the claim “Kelly Loeffler wore a wire during the Georgia Senate debate.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Kelly Loeffler was wearing a wire during the Georgia Senate debate.” Pants on Fire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Joe Biden killed a Kelly Loeffler campaign staffer.” False.
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Loeffler spoke without a mask at a rally in Canton, Georgia, 46 days before the runoff
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Claimed: “Rev. Raphael Warnock “hosted a rally for Communist dictator Fidel Castro."” — rated No Evidence by FactCheck.org.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Senator Kelly Loeffler posted on Parler about trying to stop Stacey Abrams from registering Black Democrats” Fake Kelly.
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Claimed: ““Warnock defended Jeremiah Wright’s hatred, then gave him an award for truth-telling. … Warnock celebrated anti-American hatred.”” — rated Three Pinocchios by The Washington Post.
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Published video “Senator Kelly Loeffler Veterans Day Message”.
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Claimed: “Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.”” — rated Mostly False by PolitiFact.
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Election lost: 2020–2021 U.S. Senate special election.
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Published video “Senator Loeffler Defends President Trump on Senate Floor”.
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Published video “Loeffler on Fox News: President Trump Created the Strongest Economy in Our History”.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats."” Mostly False.
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Published video “Loeffler Honors 50th Anniversary of FLETC on Senate Floor”.
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Published video “On Senate Floor, Loeffler Unveils Legislation to Crack Down on Gangs and Deport Criminals”.
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Published video “Loeffler on Skyrocketing Violence: “We Have to Draw the Line””.
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Published video “Loeffler on Fox News: Time to Put Politics Aside and Put Public Safety First”.
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Published video “Loeffler: I’ve Backed the Blue Since Day One & I Will Continue to Do So”.
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Published video “Loeffler on Fox News: We Must Review Section 230 to Ensure it Holds Big Tech Accountable”.
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The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Common Cause's complaint, writing to Loeffler, "Based on all the information before it, the Committee did not find evidence that your actions violated federal law, Senate Rules or st
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The release of federal financial disclosure documents showed that Loeffler and her husband Jeffrey Sprecher, chairman and CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange (a corporation that owns the New York Stock Exchange), had so
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Loeffler was sworn in to the Senate
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“Democrats have dangerously and intentionally misled the American people on #Coronavirus readiness”
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“in the best economic position”
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Campaign: 2020–2021 U.S. Senate special election.
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Career landmark: United States senator (2020–2021).
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2019· 3 entries
In accordance with Georgia law, Governor Kemp appointed Loeffler to fill Isakson's unexpired term until the next regularly scheduled statewide election in November 2020
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Sitting Georgia senator Johnny Isakson announced that he would resign at the end of the year, citing health reasons
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Reported net worth: $165M (as of 2019).
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2018· 2 entries
Career landmark: chief executive officer (2018–2020).
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Became the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange
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2013· 1 entry
In what was then the most expensive residential real estate transaction ever recorded in Atlanta
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2011· 1 entry
And Mary Brock bought the team from Kathy Betty
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2010· 1 entry
Loeffler bought a minority stake in the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
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2004· 1 entry
Loeffler married Jeffrey Sprecher, the founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange
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2002· 1 entry
Joined Intercontinental Exchange, a commodity and financial service provider, in investor relations
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1999· 1 entry
Graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in international finance and marketing from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
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1992· 1 entry
Loeffler graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Gies College of Business, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority
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1988· 1 entry
Graduated from Olympia High School in Stanford, where she was in the marching band, ran cross-country and track, and played varsity basketball
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1970· 2 entries
Born 1970-11-27.
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In Bloomington, Illinois, to Don and Lynda (née Munsell) Loeffler, and raised on her family's corn and soybean farm in Stanford, Illinois
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