the vote. Hice won the November general election with 66.52% of the vote in a Republican wave year. 2018 After winning the Republican primary with 78% of the vote, Hice faced Democratic nominee Tabitha A. Johnson-Green. 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. 2020 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. Hice was one of the 139 Republican representatives who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Congress that day. Committee assignments Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations Subcommittee on National Security Caucus memberships Freedom Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Veterinary Medicine Caucus Republican Study Committee Second Amendment Caucus 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election 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. Political positions 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. Economic issues 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. Hice voted for the