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Rusty Paul is the American mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. Previously a Sandy Springs city councilman, Paul was elected to succeed Eva Galambos in November 2013. He was sworn in as the city's second Mayor on January 7, 2014.
Prior to his service on the Sandy Springs city council, Paul was a State Senator representing northern Fulton County for several years. Paul was also Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party in the 1990s. Before this, Paul served on the Stone Mountain city council. Paul has also served as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations for the Housing and Urban Development Department under Secretary Jack Kemp.
He grew up in the Birmingham, Alabama area. He and his wife, Jan, are parents of five adult children and attend Holy Innocents Episcopal Church.