The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) is a United States national political advocacy group that focuses on electing Republicans as state attorneys general. Its Democratic counterpart is the Democratic Attorneys General Association.

Operations

RAGA operated as an arm of the

Republican State Leadership Committee The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is a political organization designed to assist Republicans in capturing and holding control of state legislatures across the United States. The organization notably raised over $140 million fro ...

until 2014, when RAGA was split off. The current chairman is Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina.

Controversy

RAGA operates The Rule of Law Defense Fund, which became the center of controversy following revelations that it had sponsored mass

robocalls A robocall is a phone call that uses a computerized autodialer to deliver a pre-recorded message, as if from a robot. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, but can also be used for public service or eme ...

urging recipients to support President Donald Trump's rally in front of the Capitol on January 6; the rally resulted in the

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. The robocall did not advocate for violence or storming the Capitol complex. Following the January 6 attack, donations to RAGA dropped significantly. The executive director of RAGA, resigned less than a week after the robocall and attack. Chairman Christopher M. Carr, Georgia's Attorney General, resigned in April 2021 as a result of the split within the group over the January 6 attack.

External links

Official website

References

{{reflist Conservative political advocacy groups in the United States 527 organizations