Jody Hice

Jody Brownlow Hice (born April 22, 1960) is an American politician, radio show host, and political activist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2023.

He is a member of the Republican Party.

Hice was a candidate in the 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election, running against incumbent Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican.

In 1998, he became senior pastor of the Bethlehem First Baptist Church in Bethlehem, Georgia, until April 2010.

In 2002, he started Let Freedom Ring, a talk radio show originally heard on WIMO 1300 AM, Bethlehem, Georgia.

In addition, he was first vice president of the Georgia Baptist Convention (2004–05) and Professor of Preaching at Luther Rice Seminary.

Hice unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2010, losing the runoff to former congressional aide Rob Woodall.

Hice was senior pastor at The Summit Church, a Southern Baptist church, in Loganville, Georgia, from 2011 until December 2013, when he stepped down to run for office.

Hice was the second to formally enter the race on April 15, 2013, citing government spending as his foremost concern.

He was soon joined by five other candidates, leading to a seven-way primary campaign.

Hice finished first in the May 20 primary with 34% of the vote, followed closely by trucking company owner Mike Collins with 33%.

Since no candidate won 50% of the vote, a primary runoff election between Hice and Collins ensued.

The race quickly grew heated amid accusations of campaign sign theft from both sides and reports of supporters being harassed at debates.

Hice won the runoff with 54% of the vote.

Hice won the November general election with 66.52% of the vote in a Republican wave year.

After winning the Republican primary with 78% of the vote, Hice faced Democratic nominee Tabitha A. Johnson-Green.

Georgia's 10th congressional district became an open seat when the sitting representative, Paul Broun, announced his bid for U.S. Senate in 2014.

During an October 2018 campaign event in which he appeared with Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Hice decried former President Barack Obama as having "pushed his own socialist agenda" during his two terms in office.

Hice urged the small crowd to oppose the resurgence of Democratic candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, saying, "it's time for this so-called blue wave to be body-slammed!"

He defeated Johnson-Green in the general election.

After winning the Republican primary, Hice once again faced Democratic nominee Johnson-Green.

He won the general election.

In January 2021, Hice made an unsuccessful objection to the counting of Georgia's electoral votes.

Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler had planned on objecting to Georgia's electors, but withdrew her objection after the 2021 United States Capitol attack earlier in the day.

Raffensperger refused to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia after former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, including Hice, made baseless claims of fraud.

After Hice announced his candidacy, Trump endorsed him.

On May 24, 2022, he lost the primary to Raffensperger.

Hice is a native of Atlanta and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hice was one of the 139 Republican representatives who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Congress that day.

On March 22, 2021, Hice announced that he would run against incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, in 2022.

Raffensperger refused to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia after Trump and his Republican allies, including Hice, made false claims of fraud.

After Hice announced his run, Trump endorsed him.

During his campaign, Hice continued to make numerous false claims about the 2020 election.

On May24, 2022, Hice lost the primary to Raffensperger, who garnered enough votes to avoid a runoff.

Hice calls himself a "constitutional conservative."

He has a history of repeatedly sharing quotes falsely attributed to the Founding Fathers.

He has been described as a staunch Trump loyalist and an America First Republican.

Hice supports a balanced budget amendment.

Hice supports auditing the Federal Reserve and its activities around mortgages.

He co-sponsored the Federal Reserve Transparency Act.