Trump endorses Republican Raffensperger for Ga. secretary of state
President Donald Trump is endorsing Republican Brad Raffensperger for secretary of state in the runoff election against Democrat John Barrow.
“Brad Raffensperger will be a fantastic secretary of state for Georgia,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday. Raffensperger “is tough on crime and borders, loves our military and vets. He will be great for jobs!”
Early voting for the runoff began Monday, and Election Day is Dec. 4.
Raffensperger is a state representative from Johns Creek and the CEO of an engineering design company.
Barrow is a former U.S. congressman and an attorney.
....starts today, election is on December 4th. @VoteBradRaff is tough on Crime and Borders, Loves our Military and Vets. He will be great for jobs!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018
About the Author
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
