Kelly Loeffler

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1970-11-27

• Education

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS), DePaul University (MBA)

• Full Name

  Kelly Lynn Loeffler

• Background

  Grew up on a family farm in rural Illinois; first in her family to graduate college.

• Birthplace

  Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.

• Nationality

  American

• Political Party

  Republican Party

• Current Position

  28th Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

• Key Policy Focus (SBA)

  Supporting AI adoption for small businesses

• Former Sports Ownership

  Co-owner of the Atlanta Dream WNBA team

• Former Business Position

  CEO of Bakkt

• Previous Political Position

  United States Senator from Georgia

Timeline

• Born in Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. (Source: Wikidata, Wikipedia)

  1970-11-27

• Married Jeffrey Sprecher. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2004

• Founded and became the first CEO of Bakkt. (Source: Web Search (SBA.gov))

  2018

• Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to the U.S. Senate representing Georgia. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2019-12

• Sworn in as a U.S. Senator for Georgia. (Source: Wikipedia (implied))

  2020-01-06

• Participated in the 2020 Georgia U.S. Senate special election, advancing to a runoff. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2020-11-03

• Made claims of unspecified election failures regarding the 2020 U.S. presidential election. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2020-11

• Lost the runoff election for her Senate seat to Democrat Raphael Warnock. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-05

• Initially intended to object to the certification of Electoral College results, but withdrew her objection and voted to certify after the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-06

• Concluded her term as U.S. Senator for Georgia. (Source: DBPedia (implied by Warnock's swearing-in))

  2021-01-20

• President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate her as Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-12-05

• Confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 28th Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025-02-19

• Assumed office as the 28th Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (Source: Summary)

  2025-02

• Announced that the SBA updated its policies to allow loans for AI adoption, as Administrator of the SBA. (Source: Related Documents)

  2025-02

• Participated in the 'Winning the AI Race' event in Washington D.C. as Administrator of the SBA. (Source: Related Documents)

  2025-02

Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Lynn Loeffler ( LEF-lər; born November 27, 1970) 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. Loeffler was chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, of which her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is CEO. She is a former co-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Loeffler is a member of the Republican Party. Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, appointed Loeffler to the U.S. Senate in December 2019 after Senator Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. Loeffler proved a consistent ally of President Donald Trump on key votes during her time in the U.S. Senate. Loeffler ran in the 2020 Georgia U.S. Senate special election, seeking to hold the seat until January 2023. She finished in the top two in the November 3 election, advancing to a runoff with Democrat Raphael Warnock held on January 5, 2021, where she narrowly lost by two percentage points. After the November 2020 election, Loeffler claimed that there had been unspecified failures in the 2020 U.S. presidential election,. She later announced her intention to object to the certification of the Electoral College results in Congress. Loeffler ultimately withdrew her objection and voted for certification in January 2021. On December 5, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Loeffler as Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the second Trump administration. On February 19, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Loeffler's nomination in a 52-46 vote.

Web Search Results

• Kelly Loeffler - Wikipedia

  Kelly Lynn Loeffler (/ˈlɛflər/ LEF-lər; born November 27, 1970) 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 "Republican Party (United States)"), she served as a United States senator from Georgia "Georgia (U.S. state)") from 2020 to 2021. [...] | Personal details | | | Born | Kelly Lynn Loeffler (1970-11-27) November 27, 1970 (age 54) Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. | | Political party | Republican "Republican Party (United States)") | | Spouse | Jeffrey Sprecher ​ (m. 2004)​ | | Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BS) DePaul University (MBA) | | Loeffler's voice Loeffler on American exceptionalism. Recorded July 1, 2020 | | | | | [...] Loeffler was chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, of which her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is CEO. She is a former co-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Loeffler is a member of the Republican Party "Republican Party (United States)").

• Kelly Loeffler | U.S. Small Business Administration

  Kelly Loeffler, the 28th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is an entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist, and former U.S. Senator from Georgia who has dedicated her three-decade career to growing businesses and advancing economic opportunity for all. [...] In 2018, she was the founding CEO and first employee of Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT), a fintech startup formed to bring institutional infrastructure to the crypto asset class. [...] A self-made businesswoman, Loeffler rose from modest beginnings. She grew up in rural Illinois working on her family’s farm, attending public school, and waitressing - becoming the first in her family to graduate college. She was recruited into the automotive industry and later earned her MBA.

• Kelly Loeffler - Ballotpedia

  Campaign Twitter Campaign Instagram Campaign YouTube Personal LinkedIn Kelly Loeffler (Republican Party) is the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in President Donald Trump's (R) second presidential term and a former U.S. senator from Georgia. Trump announced on December 4, 2024, that he had selected Loeffler as his nominee for SBA administrator. The Senate voted 52-46 to confirm Loeffler on February 19, 2025. [...] policies that keep every part of our state - including Rural Georgia - growing. From High-Speed Internet Access to fair trade deals that keep family farms strong and prosperous, Kelly Loeffler is a champion for farmers, agri-business leaders, and rural families in the Peach State. Sex Trafficking Every day, hundreds of innocent children are bought and sold for sex in Georgia. Kelly is proud to support the efforts of First Lady Marty Kemp, Ivanka Trump, and others to completely eradicate human [...] Growing up on a farm, Kelly knows firsthand the opportunities and challenges that exist in rural communities throughout our state and country. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, she is working to advance policies that keep every part of our state - including Rural Georgia - growing. From High-Speed Internet Access to fair trade deals that keep family farms strong and prosperous, Kelly Loeffler is a champion for farmers, agri-business leaders, and rural families in the Peach State.

• Biography - Kelly Loeffler

  Kelly Loeffler, a businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former U.S. Senator from Georgia, believes that if you're not serving, you're not leading

• Kelly Loeffler - Politico

  Kelly Loeffler is back with a new GOP company inspired by her loss three years ago. By MADISON FERNANDEZ. 01/05/2024 05:00 AM EST.

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• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  businessperson

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  11/27/1970

• Place Of Birth

  Bloomington

Kelly Lynn Loeffler (/ˈlɛflər/, LEF-lər; born November 27, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2020 to 2021. Loeffler was chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, of which her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is CEO. She is a former co-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Loeffler is a member of the Republican Party. Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, appointed Loeffler to the U.S. Senate in December 2019 after Senator Johnny Isakson resigned for health reasons. Loeffler ran in the 2020 Georgia U.S. Senate special election, seeking to hold the Senate seat until January 3, 2023. She finished second in the November 3 election, advancing to a runoff with Democrat Raphael Warnock held on January 5, 2021. She lost the runoff election to Warnock. In the same election, her fellow Georgia senator, David Perdue, also lost. When Perdue's term ended on January 3, 2021, Loeffler ascended to be the senior senator from Georgia, a position she held for just under three weeks, until Warnock and Jon Ossoff were sworn in. Loeffler aligned with President Donald Trump, touting her "100 percent Trump voting record" during the campaign. After the November 2020 election, Loeffler and fellow Georgia senator David Perdue claimed without evidence that there had been unspecified failures in the election, and called for the resignation of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rejected the accusations. She later supported a lawsuit by Trump allies seeking to overturn the election results, and also announced her intention to object to the certification of the Electoral College results in Congress. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Loeffler announced that she would withdraw her objection to the certification of the electoral votes and later voted to certify.