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Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party
Cleland was born on August 24, 1942, in Atlanta, the son of Juanita Wilda (Kesler) and Joseph Hughie Cleland
Cleland, a Democrat, started his political career in 1970 when he was elected to the Georgia Senate, where he served two terms. He was appointed administrator of the Veterans Administration, now the Department of Veterans Affairs, under then-President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and led the department until 1981. In 1982, he was elected Georgia's secretary of state and served in the office until 1996. He was elected to the US Senate in 1996 as a Georgia senator, where he served one term but lost his 2002 reelection bid.
Father:
Joseph Hughie Cleland, age 95, of Lithonia, died May 12, 2010.
He was a member of Turner Hill Baptist Church and the Lithonia Masonic Lodge #84 F. & A.M. Mr. Cleland served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita K. Cleland. Surviving are his son, Max Cleland; nieces & nephews.
"Daddy thought I did a good job, and that I was suited for what I did. Any skills I have about speaking or relating to people I got from him. The Clelands make great preachers, politicians and salesmen." Max Cleland, former U.S. Senator
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Max: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cleland
https://mail.haqexpress.com/Max-Cleland-Former-Georgia-Secretary-of-State
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/politics/max-cleland-dies/index.html
Hughie: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55893472/joseph-hughie-cleland