Brad Raffensperger

Brad Raffensperger
Raffensperger in 2022
29th Secretary of State of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Governor	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Robyn Crittenden
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 68)
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.