Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 50th district
In office February 10, 2015 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by
Lynne Riley
Succeeded by
Angelika Kausche
Personal details
Born
Bradford Jay Raffensperger
(1955-05-18) May 18, 1955 (age 69)
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Tricia
Children
3
Residence(s)
Johns Creek, Georgia, U.S.
Education
University of Western Ontario (BS) Georgia State University (MBA)
Occupation
Businessman, politician
Profession
Civil engineer
Bradford Jay Raffensperger (born May 18, 1955)[1][2] is an American businessman, civil engineer, and politician 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.
Raffensperger rose to national prominence in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in which incumbent President Donald Trump lost. Trump refused to accept defeat, made false claims of fraud, and launched an unsuccessful protracted campaign to overturn the election results. As part of this campaign, Trump made a recorded phone call on January 2, 2021, in which he attempted to persuade Raffensperger to change the election results in Georgia in Trump's favor. Raffensperger refused to do so, and said the outgoing president's claims were based on falsehoods.
Raffensperger was reelected in the 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election, after defeating Trump-backed Jody Hice in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Bee Nguyen in the general election.
^"Representative Brad Raffensperger". Georgia House of Representatives. February 10, 2015. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^Quill, Ann Marie (November 3, 2011). "Get to Know: Brad Raffensperger". Johns Creek Patch. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
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