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'''David Perdue''' (born ], 1949) is businessman running for the ] seat occupied be retiring Senator ]. He won the most votes in the Republican Primary election in ] on May 20, 2014, and is running against incumbent representative ] in the runoff primary July 22, 2014. |
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'''David Perdue''' (born ], 1949) is businessman running for the ] seat occupied be retiring Senator ]. He won the most votes in the Republican Primary election in ] on May 20, 2014, and is running against incumbent representative ] in the runoff primary July 22, 2014. |
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===Career=== |
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==Career== |
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Perdue was a Principal of ], a management consulting firm. He served as the Senior Vice President of Asia Operations for ],establishing the company's first Asia headquarters. |
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Perdue was a Principal of ], a management consulting firm. He served as the Senior Vice President of Asia Operations for ],establishing the company's first Asia headquarters. |
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As President and CEO of the ], he was credited with revitalizing the athletic brand. It was during this time that Reebok signed an exclusive rights contract with the ]. And as Chairman and CEO of ], he oversaw the company's expansion from 5,900 to 8,500 stores nationwide creating thousands of quality jobs. While at Dollar General, he became heavily involved in literacy and served as Chairman of the National Commission on Literacy and Workforce Development. Other brands that he is associated with include ], ], ], ], Levi's, Greg Norman, ], ], and ].<ref>https://perduesenate.com/meet-david.html</ref> |
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As President and CEO of the ], he was credited with revitalizing the athletic brand. It was during this time that Reebok signed an exclusive rights contract with the ]. And as Chairman and CEO of ], he oversaw the company's expansion from 5,900 to 8,500 stores nationwide creating thousands of quality jobs. While at Dollar General, he became heavily involved in literacy and served as Chairman of the National Commission on Literacy and Workforce Development. Other brands that he is associated with include ], ], ], ], Levi's, Greg Norman, ], ], and ].<ref>https://perduesenate.com/meet-david.html</ref> |
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===Personal=== |
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David Perdue was born in Macon, Georgia, and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. Both of his parents are educators and first generation college graduates. |
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David Perdue was born in Macon, Georgia, and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. Both of his parents are educators and first generation college graduates. |
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He has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and Masters degree in Operations Research from Georgia Tech. He is married to Bonnie Perdue whom he met in first grade, and has been married to for 41 years. His wife was a teacher as well in the Gwinnett County School System. The couple has two sons together: Blake Perdue and David Perdue III and has two grandchildren. The couple attends Wesley United Methodist Church in St. Simons, Georgia. He is the first cousin of former Georgia governor ]<ref>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/meet-david-perdue-he-might-be-georgias-next-senator/371308/</ref>. |
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He has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and Masters degree in Operations Research from Georgia Tech. He is married to Bonnie Perdue whom he met in first grade, and has been married to for 41 years. His wife was a teacher as well in the Gwinnett County School System. The couple has two sons together: Blake Perdue and David Perdue III and has two grandchildren. The couple attends Wesley United Methodist Church in St. Simons, Georgia. He is the first cousin of former Georgia governor ]<ref>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/meet-david-perdue-he-might-be-georgias-next-senator/371308/</ref>. |
David Perdue was born in Macon, Georgia, and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. Both of his parents are educators and first generation college graduates.
He has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and Masters degree in Operations Research from Georgia Tech. He is married to Bonnie Perdue whom he met in first grade, and has been married to for 41 years. His wife was a teacher as well in the Gwinnett County School System. The couple has two sons together: Blake Perdue and David Perdue III and has two grandchildren. The couple attends Wesley United Methodist Church in St. Simons, Georgia. He is the first cousin of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue.
