MICHIGAN
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed charges against 16 Trump electors claiming they intended to defraud the American people. On August 14, 2023, Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fanny Willis announced criminal charges against former President Trump, three of his electors, and fifteen others related to actions pertaining to the 2020 presidential election.
These charges represent the further weaponization of government by stretching the law to harm political opponents.
After numerous investigations by multiple state and federal agencies and legacy media there is not one allegation or predicate fact identified in either indictment claiming that the persons charged were ever involved in violence, ever threatened violence, or encouraged violence. Not one! Yet, these individuals face decades in prison.
Moreover, questions regarding the 2020 election are still very much unresolved. A coordinated and internationally funded coalition of nonprofits, Big Tech, government agencies and bureaucrats, and far left officials converted the campaign offices of the urban core in the swing states into partisan voter turnout centers while censuring conservative speech. These actions violated state laws designed to ensure elections are transparent, inclusive, and accountable. The full impact of these actions is still not known, and the government is refusing to allow a meaningful review. These criminal charges are perhaps designed to ensure that review never happens.
Additionally, the criminalization of conversations questioning the conduct of elections is led by those who in the past spent a great deal of time, wealth, and energy questioning the conduct of elections.
In 2016, Ms. Christine Pelosi, daughter of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, formed the “Hamilton Electors” and led a nationwide pressure campaign to have electors violate state law and vote against their pledged candidate, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. The Hamilton Electors project raised millions of dollars, called for protests, and gave out public information on the electors.
Additionally, former US intelligence officials wrote an open letter asking for electors to violate state and federal law by delaying the electoral college vote so that a full investigation of Trump-Russian collusion was completed. This collusion claim has since been debunked and evidence shows the claims were based on a dossier paid for and supported by the Hillary Clinton campaign.
The Hamilton Elector push caused great national frustration and the United States experienced more than two weeks of riots resulting in bloodshed and property damage in 2016.
Law enforcement then, however, acted properly and only investigated and prosecuted those encouraging and engaging in violence, and those who threatened public officials. Campaign officials, party leaders, candidates, and elected leaders who were vigorous in challenging the election but who did not engage in violence were not investigated, and never faced criminal scrutiny.
We live in a different America today, with different leaders.
Those criminally charged include grandparents, community leaders, a former US Marine, a pastor, political activists, attorneys, and business leaders. Many of the electors were also electors in 2016 and received numerous threats of violence during the tumultuous efforts of the Hamilton project.
They face financial ruin and years in prison. You can meet them on these pages. Please join us in defending the electors.
MEET THE ELECTORS
Meshawn Maddock | Elector #1
Meshawn Maddock is a fifty-five-year-old business owner and active member of her community. She is the co-owner of A1 Bail Bonds and serves on various advisory boards, including Women for Trump, the 11th Congressional District Republican Committee, and was the co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party. She is the wife of Matt Maddock, a House District Representative member for the Michigan Legislature, and loves her children and newborn grandbabies.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Kathy Berden | Elector #2
Kathy Berden is a seventy-year-old mother of four and grandmother of ten. Kathy is an active member of her community, serving civically and privately. She is a National Committee woman for the Republican National Committee, is on the Grand Blanc School Board, has served as a state committee member in the 10th District, and was part of the Michigan Delegation to the Republican National Convention. She and her husband currently run an organic farm and is a fifth-generation farmer in her county.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence) - Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Marian Sheridan | Elector #3
Marian Sheridan is a sixty-nine-year-old patriot, mother, and grandmother. Marian has spent her life in pursuit of protecting the values she holds dear and on the front lines of the Michigan political scene. She is currently on the executive board of the Oakland Co. Republican Party and grassroots vice-chair for the Michigan Republican Party. She was also the Director of the Lakes Area Tea Party, co-founder of the Michigan Conservative Coalition, and joined Secretaries of State Ruth Johnson and Terri Lynn Land as plaintiff in lawsuit to uphold state’s 8:00 p.m. Election Day deadline for returning absentee ballots.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Kent Vanderwood | Elector #4
Kent Vanderwood is the current Mayor of Wyoming, Michigan and Vice President of The Timothy Group, a group that helps Christian organizations in their fundraising efforts and strategies. He was also the chair of the District Republican Party during the 2020 campaign, worked for several religious ministries, and is an alumnus of Western Michigan University.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Stanley Grot | Elector #5
Sanley Grot is the current Clerk of the Shelby Township in Michigan. This seventy-one-year-old family man is also the chair of the 10th District Republican Party, served as the Sterling Heights City Council Member and Macomb County Commissioner, and owned a family restaurant, Palonia, for seven years in the 1980s.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Amy Faccinello | Elector #6
Amy Faccinello is a fifty-five-year office manger at the Genesse County Republican Party. This Grand Blanc native was not politically active until the 2016 presidential election, whereafter being impressed with Trump’s “for the people” attitude, she decided to become more engaged in the process. She became a precinct delegate in 2018 and joined the executive board of the Genesse County Republican Party.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Mari-Ann Henry | Elector #7
Mari-Ann Henry, age fifty-five, is the Treasurer of the 7th Congressional District Republican Committee, the former president of the Greater Oakland Republican Club, and an active member of her political community. Mari-Ann also is an avid fundraiser for local causes, specifically ones that assist veterans.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Clifford Frost | Elector #8
Clifford Frost is an ABR Realtor at Century 21 AAA North. He is seventy-six years old, a GOP poll watcher in the 2020 primary, a member of the Michigan Republican Party State Committee and Macom County Board member, and a previous candidate for District State House of Representatives in 2022.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
John Haggard | Elector #9
John Haggard is an eighty-two-year-old small business owner from Charlevoix, Michigan. This Vietnam veteran has worked in the blue-collar industry his whole life, as he worked for Ford and started his own plumbing business with his brother in 1971. Haggard has also been politically active since the 60’s, when he started getting involved by handing out brochures for Barry Goldwater’s campaign and helped as a Republican elector in 2016. This married man also enjoys hunting in his free time.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
ROSE ROOK | Elector #10
Rose Rook is a retired realtor from Paw Paw, Michigan. This former Democrat is seventy-six-years-old, but remains active as a member of the executive committee of the Van Burne County Party and as President of the Van Buren County Republican Women’s Club. Rook is a woman of faith and cares about issues like peace in the Middle East, freedom of speech, and helping people through political change.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Hank Choate | Elector #11
Hank Choate is a seventy-three-year-old farmer from Cement City, Michigan. He and his family have been in the dairy business for almost 200 years and he currently sits on the board of directors for the Michigan Milk Producers Association. In 2017, Hank, along with fourteen other farmers, met with then President Trump to discuss agricultural issues. In 2010, Hank wanted to get more involved in politics, so he could help “regain back opportunities that weren’t there” for his grandkids. He later served as the chair of the Jackson County Republican Party and then as chair for the 7th District.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Timothy King | Elector #12
Timothy King is fifty-six years old retiree from Ypsilanit, Michigan. This former UAW auto worker claims to have family roots all the way back to the founding and uses that as inspiration for his involvement in politics. He currently sits as a member of the executive committee of the Washtenaw County Republican Party and the 12th District Republican Committee.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Mayra Rodriguez | Elector #13
Mayra Rodriguez is an attorney at Fisher & Phillips, LLP. The sixty-four-year-old ran for a seat in the 2nd District for the Michigan House of Representatives in 2022 and was listed as the Grosse Pointe Farms chair for the 14th District Republican Committee website.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Michele Lundgren | Elector #14
Michele Lundgren is seventy-three-years-old Senior Real Estate Consultant and Agent at O’Connor Reality in Detroit. Michele first became active in politics due to a dislike of Representative Rashida Tlaib and even considered running against the incumbent. She decided against it and was instead elected to serve as a Republican delegate for the county convention in Detroit. Michele is married, enjoys traveling, and is active on social media. Regarding the charges, Michele has been quoted as “ asked if we’d come support President Trump and sign something… We were just told to show up and sign this paper. If we had any information about it being untoward or illegal, we would not have done it.”
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
James Renner | Elector #15
James Renner is seventy-six-years-old, retired police officer from Lansing, Michigan, who was brought in as an elector to replace one of the original GOP electors. James served as a precinct delegate in 2020 for Watertown Township.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Ken Thompson | Elector #16
Ken Thompson is a sixty-eight-years-old resident of Orleans and was also brought in as an elector to replace one of the original GOP electors. In 2022, Ken served as a precinct delegate and chair of Ionia County Republican Party’s August convention.
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One count of conspiracy to commit forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
Two counts of forgery (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of uttering and publishing (max. fourteen-year sentence)
One count of conspiracy to commit election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)
Two counts of election law forgery (max. five-year sentence)