[28], Raffensperger did not send out mail-in ballot applications to every active registered voter in Georgia for the November 2020 general election, citing the cost of a mass mailing. ", Secretaries of State in the United States, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brad_Raffensperger&oldid=1146803405, American chief executives of manufacturing companies, Georgia (U.S. state) city council members, Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives, Secretaries of State of Georgia (U.S. state), Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 March 2023, at 01:35. But Nguyen viewed as a rising star among Georgia Democrats will be the heavy favorite to secure the nomination in June. [38][41][5] The hand recount reaffirmed Biden's victory, with Biden receiving 2.47 million votes and Trump receiving 2.46 million votes, a margin of 12,670 votes (0.25%). A transcript of a phone call between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state, appears on a video screen during a hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation . [30], The November 2020 general election in Georgia went smoothly, avoiding the problems that had plagued the primary election in June; Raffensperger credited the successful process to the record numbers of voters who cast ballots before Election Day, either by mail or during Georgia's three-week period of in-person early voting. Absolutely, Im a Republican. For more on the key players in the Jan. 6 committee hearings, click here. | Brynn Anderson/AP Photo. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Now, allies of Raffensperger argue that he is well positioned to win reelection in November, when Democrats will be running hard for the office. He has also interviewed a plethora of sporting personalities. [6][7][8] He replaced Dan McCabe on the City Council. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger listens to Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Rusty Bowers as he testifies during the fourth of eight planned public hearings of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 21, 2022. [27] The voting rights groups sued Raffensperger in federal court; they obtained an order from a district judge ordering Georgia election officials to prepare such paper backups, but this order was blocked by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. [4], Raffensperger is a lifelong Republican. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia elections official Gabriel Sterling testify during a hearing held by the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday in Washington. Sen. Who is Mark Meadows and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? Bradford Jay Raffensperger (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and civil engineer, serving as the Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019. Because nobody knew who Hice was, we never had to mention him.. Performance & security by Cloudflare. While Democrats credit Raffensperger for doing the right thing in 2020, they have indicated they will run hard against him this year. Secretary Raffensperger never wavered after the 2020 elections and Georgia voters showed that standing for what is right still matters, Brendan Buck, an AKCF board member who was a top aide in former House Speaker Paul Ryans office, said in a statement. "[58][59], Raffensperger testified in public hearings before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on June 21, 2022. Brad Raffensperger, well-known as the GA Secretary of State who affirmed the GA vote for Biden, lost his son Brent in 2018.https://t.co/7qbaSpfxs7 Dr. Susan Key (@susankey_key) January 10, 2022, Sadly, Brenton Raffensperger's sentence to put a coffin in his living room didn't prevent his death.