Brad Raffensperger rose to national prominence following the November 2020 U.S. presidential election. President Donald Trump was defeated in the election, as well as in Georgia, by rival Joe Biden. Following his defeat, Trump refused to accept defeat and launched baseless allegations of fraud. Trump waged a lengthy effort to reverse the election results and maintain his authority, but he was eventually unsuccessful.
As part of this effort, Trump made a taped phone conversation to Raffensperger on January 2, 2021, attempting to urge him to modify the vote count in Georgia in Trump’s favor. He rejected Trump’s persuasion and maintained that the outgoing president’s charges were incorrect.
Does Brad Raffensperger have a daughter?
He has two daughters with his wife Tricia.
Raffensperger is seeking for reelection in 2022 for a second term. Trump has backed Jody Hice, a backer of his election fraud allegations.
Who was Brad Raffensperger only son?
Brenton Jay Raffensperger was Brad’s only son.
Raffensperger expressed his motive for running for reelection in the face of punitive opposition from the former president, death threats, harassment, and having to address disinformation and lies presented by an opponent: “If the good leave the field and the evil take their place, the bad will triumph.”
