Brad Raffensperger: podcast appearances and interviews

Bradford Jay Raffensperger, born on May 18, 1955, is an American 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 gained national attention following the 2020 United States presidential election, in which incumbent President Donald Trump lost. Trump, who refused to accept his defeat, made claims of election fraud and attempted to overturn the results through a prolonged campaign. As part of this effort, Trump recorded a phone call on January 2, 2021, in which he asked Raffensperger to alter the election outcome in Georgia in Trump's favor. Raffensperger declined, asserting that the claims made by Trump were based on falsehoods. He was reelected in the 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election, defeating Trump-endorsed challenger Jody Hice in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Bee Nguyen in the general election. In September 2025, Raffensperger announced his candidacy for the Governor of Georgia in the 2026 gubernatorial election but did not advance to the Republican primary runoff.