Mike Dugan (politician)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mike Dugan

| image = Senator Mike Dugan.jpg

| office = Majority Leader of the Georgia Senate

| term_start = January 14, 2019

| term_end = January 9, 2023

| predecessor = Bill Cowsert

| successor = Steve Gooch

| state_senate1 = Georgia

| district1 = 30th

| term_start1 = January 14, 2013

| term_end1 = January 3, 2024

| predecessor1 = Bill Hamrick

| successor1 = Tim Bearden

| birth_name = Michael Brian Dugan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|19}}

| birth_place = Carrollton, Georgia, U.S.

| party = Republican

| education = University of West Georgia (BA, MA)

| caption = Dugan in 2015

}}

Michael Brian Dugan (born August 19, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 30th District from 2013 to 2024. He was the Republican Majority Leader from 2019 to 2023.{{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=839&Session=27|title=Member|website=www.senate.ga.gov|access-date=2019-12-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://mikedugan.org/about/|title=About Mike Dugan|website=mikedugan.org|access-date=2019-12-15}}

In 2024, Dugan was a candidate in Georgia's 3rd congressional district.{{cite news |author=Bluestein, Greg |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Drew Ferguson's retirement triggers wide-open Georgia US House race |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/drew-fergusons-retirement-triggers-wide-open-georgia-us-house-race/3FZCD4X3LZAMJMXTXCNYWMNDDM/ |access-date=December 14, 2023}} He announced his candidacy on January 3, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Bluestein |first1=Greg |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Mike Dugan joins U.S. House race for Georgia's 3rd District |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/mike-dugan-joins-us-house-race-for-georgias-3rd-district/33IQADWN2ZGT5D5RF5AQBX6NUU/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}} he was defeated in the Republican primary by former White House Political Director Brian Jack.{{cite news |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Former Trump advisor poised to become new Georgia congressman representing west Georgia |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/06/18/former-trump-advisor-poised-to-become-new-georgia-congressman-representing-south-atlanta-suburbs/ |work=Georgia Recorder}}