Brad Raffensperger
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 68 |
| Date of birth | May 18,1955 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Job | Civil engineer |
| Education | Western University |
| Georgia State University | |
| Official site | bradforgeorgia.com |
| Spouse | Tricia Raffensperger |
| Position | Georgia Secretary of State |
| Georgia Secretary of State since 2019 | |
| Children | Brenton Jay Raffensperger |
| Full name | Bradford Jay Raffensperger |
| Books | Integrity Counts |
| Previous position | Georgia State Representative (2015–2019) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 591079 |
Brad Raffensperger Life story
Bradford Jay Raffensperger is an American politician, businessman, and civil engineer, serving as the Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 50.
Fentanyl-laced envelopes sent to US election officials
... Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger described the letters as " domestic terrorism" that " needs to be condemned"...
Who are the 18 others charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia?
... He is alleged to have tried to pressure a chief investigator to speed up signature verification in Fulton County and to have been involved in a phone call in which Mr Trump tried to persuade Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to " find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden s victory in the state...
Donald Trump election probe court files criminal charges
... In January 2021, Mr Trump was recorded on a phone call asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to " find" 11,780 votes, the number he would have required to beat Mr Biden in that state...
Donald Trump: Former president to make first speech since federal charges announced
... Officials in the state are currently looking into whether Mr Trump broke the law when he asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to " find" the exact number of votes he needed to flip the vote in his favour...
Kari Lake defeat: Did democracy win in US midterms?
... In Georgia, Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger - who resisted pressure from Donald Trump to overturn the result in their state - were easily re-elected as governor and secretary of state...
Midterms: The conspiracy theorists who want to to control elections
... The position of secretary of state was highlighted in 2020 when a recording emerged of Mr Trump asking Brad Raffensperger in Georgia to " find" 11,780 votes to overcome his margin of defeat in the state...
US midterms: 'America's elections could turn really nasty'
... Trump fully understands the significance of this post - on 2 January 2021 he famously called Georgia s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, and urged the Republican to " find" him an extra 11,780 votes so that Trump could win the state...
Georgia primaries: Trump-backed Perdue trounced by Pence's pick
... Georgia s top election official, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, also refused Mr Trump s entreaties at the time, and is also up for re-election on Tuesday...
Donald Trump: Former president to make first speech since federal charges announced
By Oliver SlowBBC News
Former US President Donald Trump will today make his first public appearance since being indicted on federal charges for his handling of classified documents.
He will speak at a Republican Party convention in Georgia on Saturday Afternoon local time, then later in North Carolina .
A 37-count indictment made public on Friday accuses him of keeping sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago property.
Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing.
He has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including some About Us nuclear secrets and military plans.
The indictment accused him of keeping the files at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, in a ballroom and a shower.
It alleges that he lied to investigators and tried to obstruct The Investigation into his handling of the documents.
They are the first-ever federal charges against a former US president.
Mr Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024, has reacted angrily to the indictment, calling it a politically-motivated " scam".
He has also claimed he " had nothing to hide" and supplied the documents " openly".
In a series of posts, as well as a video on his Social Media platform Truth Social, Mr Trump repeatedly said he was innocent and described the indictment as " political warfare" against him before the 2024 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith , who oversaw The Investigation , said: " We have one set of laws in This Country , and they apply to everyone. "
As momentum starts to build towards the 2024 election, Mr Trump will first speak at a Republican Party convention in Columbus, Georgia at around 14:30 local time (18:30 GMT), before moving onto another Republican Party event in Greensboro, North Carolina , where he is scheduled to speak at 18:00 EDT (22:00 GMT).
Mr Trump is currently the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination.
His former Vice President Mike Pence - who This Week - spoke earlier at the North Carolina event, although the pair are not expected to cross paths.
Georgia is likely to be a key battleground in The Race for the White House, and is where Mr Trump narrowly lost to current President Joe Biden in 2020 - it could also be The Scene of further legal jeopardy for the former president.
Officials in The State are currently looking into whether Mr Trump broke The Law when he asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to " find" the exact number of votes he needed to flip the vote in his favour.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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