Below is a press release from the Republican State Leadership Committee:
Following the recent announcement of its effort to aid in restoring the American people’s confidence in the integrity of their free and fair elections, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) today released additional secretaries of state and state legislators who are serving on its Commission on Election Integrity. The RSLC is convening these leading policymakers in order to share and discuss voter-centric current laws and future reforms that make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.
“Restoring the public’s trust in our democracy may be a national debate right now, but the Constitution makes clear that improvements to our election laws need to be enacted by state leaders,” said RSLC President Dee Duncan. “We have assembled a group of strong leaders who offer a variety of perspectives on the best policies to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat, and we look forward to continuing to serve as a hub of communication for them as they guide their colleagues across the country on how to tailor critical reforms to their respective states. While state Democrats defer to the radical federal legislative changes being pushed by liberals in Washington that will do irreparable damage to our elections, state Republicans are leading on this issue and are focused on producing commonsense results for the American people.”
Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn is the lone representative on this Commission from the Magnolia State.
The members are listed below:
SECRETARIES OF STATE
- Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (co-chair)
- Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee
- Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams
- Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
- Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman
STATE LEGISLATORS
- Michigan Senator Ruth Johnson (co-chair)
- Arizona Senate President Karen Fann
- Florida Senate Rules Committee Chair Kathleen Passidomo
- Florida House Rules Committee Chairman Paul Renner
- Georgia Senate Majority Caucus Chairman John Kennedy
- Georgia House Republican Whip Trey Kelley
- Georgia Representative Bruce Williamson
- Hawaii Representative Val Okimoto
- Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin
- Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston
- Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver
- Iowa Speaker of the House Pat Grassley
- Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers
- Louisiana Senate Majority Leader Sharon Hewitt
- Maryland House Republican Leader Nic Kipke
- Maryland House Republican Whip Kathy Szeliga
- Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey
- Minnesota House Deputy Republican Leader Anne Neu Brindley
- Minnesota House Republican Leader Kurt Daudt
- Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn
- New Hampshire Senator Regina Birdsell
- New Jersey State Senator Mike Testa
- New Mexico Representative Kelly Fajardo
- Nevada State Senator Ben Kieckhefer
- North Carolina Senate President Phil Berger
- North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore
- Ohio Senate President Pro Tem Jay Hottinger
- Ohio Speaker of the House Bob Cupp
- Oregon House Republican Leader Christine Drazen
- Pennsylvania Senate President Jake Corman
- Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler
- Washington House Republican Leader JT Wilcox
- Wisconsin Senator Duey Stroebel
- Virginia Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan McDougle
- Virginia Senator Jen Kiggans
- Virginia House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert
During its weekly meeting on Thursday, the commission continued identifying best practices through a sampling of legislation from all states that increase voter access and participation without sacrificing security, accountability, and transparency. It also was joined by special guests Senator Roby Smith and Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Iowa, who provided an update on the election integrity legislation that passed both chambers in their state this past week.
