America First Secretary of State Coalition

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America First Secretary of State Coalition
AbbreviationAmerica First SOS Coalition
PurposeSupporting candidates in the 2022 United States secretary of state elections
HeadquartersLas Vegas, Nevada
President
Jim Marchant

The America First Secretary of State Coalition ("America First SOS Coalition") was an American right-wing coalition formed to support a slate of candidates in the 2022 United States secretary of state elections who supported former president Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. The coalition's president was Jim Marchant, the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Nevada, and was headquartered in Las Vegas.[1][2]

The coalition endorsed 14 candidates for state secretary of state, as well as Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano,[3] Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, and Ohio congressional candidate Dante Sabatucci. The coalition was financially supported by the affiliated Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC (CFEI PAC).[4][5] Out of the 17 total candidates the coalition endorsed, only 7 candidates advanced past the Republican Party primaries, and just one candidate, Diego Morales, was elected in the 2022 elections.[6]

History and foundation

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The existence of the coalition was first disclosed by Marchant during a conversation on Steve Bannon's podcast, War Room.[7] Marchant had been described as the leading organizer of the coalition.[8][9]

The coalition reportedly formed following a meeting in May 2021 involving Marchant, QAnon conspiracy theorist Wayne Willott, and other conservative activists and fundraisers.[10] Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc., was reportedly a backer of the coalition.[11]

Initial candidates supported by the coalition included Mark Finchem (Arizona), Kristina Karamo (Michigan), and Jody Hice (Georgia), each of whom had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.[12] As of February 2022, Marchant was working to recruit candidates running for secretary of state in both Wisconsin and Minnesota.[13]

Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC (CFEI PAC)

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An affiliated political action committee (PAC), the Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC (CFEI PAC), was founded by Marchant with the goal of fundraising for candidates for secretary of state. According to the Brennan Center, the PAC has raised $110,000 as of May 2022. The America Project, founded by former Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. Byrne, was a prominent contributor to the PAC.[4]

Policy goals and support

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According to The New York Times, the coalition supported eliminating alleged voter fraud through "eliminating mail-in ballots, requiring single-day voting and committing to 'aggressive voter roll cleanup,' measures that critics had suggested would suppress thousands of Democratic votes."[14]

Candidates

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The following is a list of candidates from the America First SOS website.[15] The only candidate who won a general election was Secretary of State of Indiana Diego Morales.

Candidate State Primary date Primary result General result
Audrey Trujillo New Mexico New Mexico June 7, 2022[3][a] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[16]
Doug Mastriano Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (Governor) May 17, 2022[17] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[18]
Kristina Karamo Michigan Michigan April 9, 2022[19][b] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[20]
Mark Finchem Arizona Arizona August 3, 2022[21] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[22]
Michael Brown Kansas Kansas August 2, 2022[23] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[24]
Tina Peters Colorado Colorado June 28, 2022[25] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[26]
Jim Zeigler Alabama Alabama June 21, 2022[27][c] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost runoff File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[28]
Diego Morales Indiana Indiana June 18, 2022[29][d] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Yes check.svg Won[30]
Jim Marchant Nevada Nevada June 14, 2022[31] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[32]
Keith Blanford South Carolina South Carolina June 14, 2022[33] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[34]
Rachel Hamm California California June 7, 2022[35] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[36]
Jody Hice Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia May 24, 2022[37] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[38]
Dorothy Moon Idaho Idaho May 17, 2022[39] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[40]
Robert Borer Nebraska Nebraska May 10, 2022[41] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[42]
Jay Schroeder Wisconsin Wisconsin August 9, 2022[43] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[44]
Dante Sabatucci Ohio Ohio (13th congressional district) May 3, 2022[45] File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost primary[46]
Kari Lake Arizona Arizona (Governor) August 2, 2022[47] File:Yes check.svg Nominated File:Crystal button cancel.svg Lost[48]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Had no primary opposition.
  2. ^ Nominee was chosen at party convention
  3. ^ Runoff election
  4. ^ Nominee was chosen at party convention

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