{"id":54223,"date":"2025-09-19T13:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=54223"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:42:53","slug":"georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-announces-run-for-georgia-governor-sterling-announces-for-secretary-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=54223","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Announces Run for Georgia Governor \u2013 Sterling Announces for Secretary of State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffensperger-sterling-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffensperger-sterling.jpg?resize=640%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has put to rest questions about his political ambitions following his two terms as the chief election official in the Peach State, announcing his run for governor.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, The Gateway Pundit reported that Raffensperger had been banned from running for office in Georgia as a Republican through a resolution passed at the GOP convention in June.\u00a0 The resolution, which states he \u201cdoes not have the faith and confidence of the Georgia Republican Party,\u201d is mostly ceremonial and has no actual method of enforcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nr8W83kMpQ\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/08\/gabriel-sterling-departs-georgia-secretary-state-office-following\/\">Gabriel Sterling Departs Georgia Secretary of State Office Following June GOP Resolution Banning Raffensperger From Running as Republican<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carter Mitchell, a convention delegate from Bibb County, said, &#8220;This is over issues with the&#8230;Dominion voting machines [and] his role as Secretary of State&#8221; and called it &#8220;a very, relatively popular&#8230;resolution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newly reelected Party chair Josh McKoon said the resolution represents the sense of the convention delegates, but ultimately the party must follow the law, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/georgia-gop-convention-delegates-pass-resolution-banning-raffensperger-from-future-qualifying-as-republican\/\">reporting from WABE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger is likely to face off against Lt. 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Burt Jones and Attorney General Chris Carr in the GOP primaries.\u00a0 Jones\u00a0 was one of the alternate Trump electors following the 2020 election, riddled with fraud, corruption, and a sheer lack of transparency in the Peach State.<\/p>\n<p>In The Gateway Pundit&#8217;s reporting from last month on Raffensperger&#8217;s dwindling popularity with the Republican Party, it was also reported that Gabriel Sterling would be leaving the Secretary of State office as he started a business called Sterling Innovative Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Sterling had a change of heart as he also announced he will be running to replace his former boss as the Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looking Back at Brad Raffensperger\u2019s Record<\/p>\n<p>As Brad Raffensperger has announced his run for Governor, Georgians must remember his history.<\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger hasn\u2019t just been anti-Trump\u2014he\u2019s been a militant opponent of the President. In 2020, he fought election integrity efforts\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4sz8pxxDf5\">pic.twitter.com\/4sz8pxxDf5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Georgia Freedom Caucus (@FreedomCaucusGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomCaucusGA\/status\/1968326260955783580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The man who refuses to update GA\u2019s critically flawed and vulnerable voting machines\u2026 throws his hat in the ring to be GA\u2019s next Governor.<\/p>\n<p>SOS Brad Raffensperger announced today he\u2019s getting in the race. He infamously denied (and continues to deny) any vulnerabilities in GA\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PuMDfTiRL\">pic.twitter.com\/0PuMDfTiRL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carolyn Ryan (@CarolynRyanTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolynRyanTV\/status\/1968282967047872525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Raffensperger\u2019s Anti-Trump Lackey Wants a Promotion<\/p>\n<p>With Brad Raffensperger running for Governor, his anti-Trump Lackey Gabriel Sterling is now trying to take his place as Secretary of State.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling oversaw Georgia\u2019s highly scrutinized 2020 voting system\u2014and then spent his\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KFTwLdcET\">pic.twitter.com\/2KFTwLdcET<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Georgia Freedom Caucus (@FreedomCaucusGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomCaucusGA\/status\/1968767634733699566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/09\/georgia-secretary-state-brad-raffensperger-announces-run-georgia\/\">Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Announces Run for Georgia Governor \u2013 Sterling Announces for Secretary of State<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has put to rest questions about his political ambitions following his two<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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