ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been protected by state troopers since he took office in 2019, and now he has a trooper in the family.

Lucy Kemp, the middle of the governor’s three daughters, was one of 30 new troopers who joined the ranks of the Georgia State Patrol last week.

The Republican governor was present on Sept. 5 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth to address the new troopers and administer their oaths of office. Kemp’s office didn’t respond to further requests for comment Thursday.

Like other cadets, Lucy Kemp completed 22 weeks of academy instruction followed by 12 weeks of field training. Troopers focus primarily on enforcing traffic laws, investigating crashes and aiding motorists, but take part in other law enforcement work and respond to d

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