The 82nd and current Governor of Georgia is Nathan Deal (R). He was first elected in November 2010. Deal won re-election on November 4, 2014. Before becoming governor, Deal was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgia from 1993 to 2011. He was originally elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party on April 10, 1995. During part his time in the House, he served as the Republican deputy whip.