Republican AG & SOS Candidates Tied to January 6 Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the Election

As the Select House Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol begins its public hearings tonight, MAGA Republican candidates for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Governor with ties to January 6 and the criminal conspiracy to overturn the will of the people are running to sabotage future elections. Backing the Republican Attorney General candidates is the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), which funded the events on January 6.

Breakdown of GOP groups and candidates with ties to January 6:

• Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)

  • RAGA’s Dark Money arm received $150,000 to send out robo-calls encouraging MAGA Republicans to come to Washington, D.C. on January 6 and march to the Capitol to “stop the steal” and “continue to fight.”

Nevada

• Sigal Chattah, candidate for Attorney General in Nevada

  • Chattah has posed in photos with others connected to the January 6th insurrection, such as political fundraiser and Trump advisor Caroline Wren; Wren has been subpoenaed to appear before the January 6 commission for her role in planning and fundraising for the events that led to the January 6 Capitol riot. Wren was later reported to have “played an extensive role in managing operations for the event,” with records showing that she was involved in “logistics, budgeting, funding and messaging for the Jan. 6 rally that featured President Donald Trump.”

  • Chattah called Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton – who unsuccessfully sued to overturn the results of the 2020 election in several states and spoke at Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 – her “hero.”

• Jim Marchant, candidate for Secretary of State in Nevada

  • Marchant has been working with conspiracy theorist Phil Waldron, who proposed a plan for then-President Trump to declare a national emergency to delay the certification of the 2020 results. The powerpoint Waldron put together eventually was reviewed by then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

Michigan

• Matt DePerno, candidate for Attorney General in Michigan

  • DePerno raised nearly $400,000 for a legal defense fund that he said was dedicated to overturning the will of the people, but no one knows what that money actually went towards and whether DePerno pocketed it for himself.

  • On January 6, DePerno was in Washington, D.C. meeting with Trump administration officials to spread false claims about the 2020 election.

  • DePerno attended a rally with supporters of the Three Percenters, a violent militia group who has called for the forceful overthrow of the government.

• Kristina Karamo, candidate for Secretary of State in Michigan

  • Dark money-backed conspiracy theorist Karamo spread lies about the January 6 insurrection, falsely claiming that it was not Trump supporters who committed acts of violence that day.

  • Leading up to January 6, Karamo was an active participant in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, lying about the results of the election in Detroit and falsely testifying in front of a sham legislative committee.

Colorado

• Tina Peters, candidate for Secretary of State in Colorado

  • As part of the wide-reaching conspiracy to overturn the election, Peters tampered with her county’s election equipment, which she oversaw, handing it over to an extremist third-party group.

  • Because of her conspiracy-driven actions, she was indicted on 13 different counts and was barred by a judge from running elections in her county in 2022.

Georgia

• Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia

  • Carr was Chair of RAGA when they sent out robo-calls to encourage their supporters to come to Washington. D.C. on January 6 and “continue the fight” by marching to the Capitol to “stop the steal.”

  • Despite his supposed displeasure with RAGA funding these robo-calls, Carr did not resign as Chair of RAGA for another 3 months.

• Brad Raffensberger, Secretary of State of Georgia

  • Despite Raffensberger’s decision not to break the law and “find” votes for Donald Trump in 2020, he still has former Trump staffer Robert Sinners on his payroll. Sinners was involved in the criminal conspiracy to sabotage the election by aiding fake electors in Georgia seeking to falsely replace the elected Democratic electors.

Arizona

• Mark Finchem, candidate for Secretary of State in Arizona

  • Finchem was present at the Capitol on January 6 and met with organizers of the January 6 rally to plan the event.

  • He was subpoenaed by the January 6 committee.

  • Finchem is a self-proclaimed member of the Oath Keepers.

Texas

• Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

  • Paxton attended and spoke at Trump’s rally before the insurrection.

  • Paxton led a lawsuit attempting to overturn the election.

  • Paxton is currently indicted on felony charges for securities fraud and is awaiting trial.

Pennsylvania

• Doug Mastriano, candidate for Governor in Pennsylvania

  • Mastriano marched on the Capitol on January 6th and lied about his activities.

  • He was subpoenaed by the January 6th Committee.

  • In Pennsylvania, the Governor appoints the Secretary of State, the top elections official in the state.

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