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 only one candidate,
Diego Morales, was elected in the
2022 elections.[6]
History and foundation
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]
Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC (CFEI PAC)
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
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
The following is a list of candidates from the America First SOS website.[15]
^"America First Secretary of State Coalition". America First Secretary of State Coalition. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2022-06-05. 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.
^"Home - Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC". Conservatives for Election Integrity PAC. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2022-06-06. 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 (13 November 2022).
"Voters Reject Election Deniers Running to Take Over Elections". The New York Times. Archived from
the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 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.
^"Pennsylvania Governor Election Results". The New York Times. 8 November 2022. Archived from
the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022. Josh Shapiro, Democrat, wins the governor's race in Pennsylvania.
^"Nevada Secretary of State Election Results". The New York Times. 8 November 2022. Archived from
the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022. Francisco Aguilar, Democrat, wins the secretary of state race in Nevada.