 | |
| Abbreviation | America First SOS Coalition |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Supporting candidates in the 2022 United States secretary of state elections |
| Headquarters | Las 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]
- ^ "America First Secretary of State Coalition". America First Secretary of State Coalition. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
The PAC President, Jim Marchant has been fighting voter fraud in Nevada since 2004, first, as a successful tech businessman, then as a Nevada State Assemblyman and most recently as the President Trump endorsed Republican candidate for Congressional District Four in the 2020 election. Jim is convinced he only lost because of election fraud and widespread election irregularities.
- ^ "Contact - America First Secretary of State Coalition". America First Secretary of State Coalition. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #464 Las Vegas, NV 89107
- ^ Berzon, Alexandra (June 5, 2022). "In Races to Run Elections, Candidates Are Backed by Key 2020 Deniers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Vandewalker, Ian; Kornberg, Maya. "Financing of Races for Offices that Oversee Elections: May 2022 | Brennan Center for Justice". Brennan Center for Justice. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Home - Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC". Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
The all-day strategy session proved to be so successful in creating the Coalition of Constitutional Conservative SOS Candidates and a nationwide campaign model that a fundraising platform for this coalition was created. Funds received through our Political PAC (Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC) will go to support and sustain the real-time, real-world outcomes that were agreed upon on May 1st and are embodied in the PAC's three-point mission statement.
- ^ Corasaniti, Nick (November 13, 2022). "Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
With Mr. Marchant's loss to Mr. Aguilar, all but one of those "America First" candidates were defeated. Only Diego Morales, a Republican in deep-red Indiana, was successful, while candidates in Michigan, Arizona and New Mexico were defeated.