Republican Clark Dean officially launched his campaign for Georgia governor Tuesday, casting himself as an outsider with business experience who can carry on Gov. Brian Kemp’s legacy.

The Harvard-trained commercial real estate executive spoke with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday about his bid. Here are his answers to eight rapid-fire questions, edited lightly for clarity.

There are already plenty of prominent contenders in the race. Why are you running?

“The stakes have never been higher. Gov. Kemp has done a great job positioning the state for success, and we really need to keep that going. What I’m hearing is the best chance we have of doing that is for an outsider businessperson to come in and help make sure we’re as successful as possible.”

Why an ‘outsider’ over some

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