Category: State Election Denier (defeated 2022 secretary of state candidate)
Role: 2022 GOP nominee for Minnesota Secretary of State
Priority: P1 (State-level election denial)

Background

Crockett is an attorney and conservative activist. She was endorsed by the state Republican convention and later won the GOP primary to become the party’s nominee for Minnesota’s top election official.

Documented Actions

1. “The Big Rig” Election Denial and Antisemitic Video (2021–2022)

Evidence: Crockett called the 2020 election “rigged,” “lawless,” and “the big rig.” In a 2021 radio appearance, she described voting reform legislation as “our 9/11.” At the state Republican convention, she presented a video portraying the election system in crisis and containing antisemitic imagery referencing George Soros. She also appeared at a screening of the film “2,000 Mules,” which promoted debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories.

Source: Minnesota Reformer, “Minnesota GOP endorses election denier to oversee elections,” May 25, 2022; CNN Politics, “Minnesota’s GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020,” August 25, 2022

Pattern: Election denial; antisemitic conspiracy theories; extremist rhetoric

2. “Biblical Citizenship” and “Second American Revolution” Rhetoric (2021–2022)

Evidence: Crockett encouraged activists to serve as election judges and poll watchers based on concepts of “biblical citizenship” and likened the voting mechanics battle to a “second American Revolution.” This religious nationalist framing suggests election administration should be controlled by Christian conservatives, undermining secular democratic governance.

Source: CNN Politics, “Minnesota’s GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020,” August 25, 2022

Pattern: Christian nationalism; election administration as religious mission

3. Voter Suppression Proposals (2022)

Evidence: Despite undermining confidence in elections, Crockett proposed voting restrictions including:

• Shortening early voting from 46 days to two weeks
• Eliminating same-day voter registration
• Requiring photo identification
• Limiting absentee ballots

These restrictions would disproportionately impact students, elderly voters, voters with disabilities, and low-income voters.

Source: Star Tribune, “Minnesota GOP secretary of state candidate pushes voting restrictions while denying election results,” September 2022

Pattern: Voter suppression targeting vulnerable populations

4. Defeated in General Election (November 2022)

Evidence: Crockett lost the general election on November 8, 2022, to incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon, who received 54.5% of the vote compared to Crockett’s 45.4%.

Source: Ballotpedia, “Kim Crockett”

Pattern: Election denier defeated; prevented from controlling state elections

Pattern Analysis

This profile documents election denial, antisemitic conspiracy theories, Christian nationalism, and voter suppression—within the scope of the public-corruption-ombudsman skill.

Related profiles: jim-marchant-profile (Nevada election denier), kristina-karamo-profile (Michigan election denier)

Related skills: first-amendment-legal-expert (religious establishment in election administration), fourteenth-amendment-legal-expert (equal protection in voting access)

Severity Assessment

Immediate harm: Moderate (defeated; did not gain election control)
Democratic erosion: High — Antisemitic conspiracy theories; Christian nationalist election administration
Authoritarian marker: “Second American Revolution” rhetoric; biblical citizenship; 9/11 comparison

Accountability Status

Current status: Defeated (not in office)

Legal exposure: None documented

Public accountability:

• Minnesota voters rejected Crockett’s election denial
• Antisemitic video presentation condemned

Cross-References

Skills: public-corruption-ombudsman, first-amendment-legal-expert, fourteenth-amendment-legal-expert
Related profiles: jim-marchant-profile, kristina-karamo-profile
Topics: Election denial, Minnesota secretary of state, antisemitic conspiracy theories, George Soros, Christian nationalism, biblical citizenship, voter suppression, early voting elimination, same-day registration

Investigative trail pointers (public records)

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For Trump Supporters: Questions Worth Considering

Crockett called the 2020 election “the big rig” and “lawless.” She presented a convention video containing antisemitic imagery referencing George Soros. She called voting reform legislation “our 9/11.” She ran for Minnesota Secretary of State — the office that administers elections — on a platform of “biblical citizenship” and likened the election administration fight to a “second American Revolution.” She proposed shortening early voting from 46 to 14 days, eliminating same-day voter registration, and restricting absentee ballots. She lost to incumbent Democrat Steve Simon 54.5% to 45.4%.

Here’s a question worth sitting with: Crockett framed election administration as a religious mission — “biblical citizenship” — and explicitly framed restricting voting access as a goal equal in importance to the American Revolution. The restrictions she proposed — cutting early voting from 46 to 14 days, eliminating same-day registration, limiting absentee voting — would have disproportionately affected students, elderly voters, disabled voters, and rural voters, including many Republicans. If election integrity is the genuine goal, does restricting voting access to people who have a legal right to vote serve that goal? And: the video she presented at the Republican convention contained antisemitic imagery. The Minnesota Republican Party endorsed this candidate. Does the party’s endorsement of that video represent the values of rank-and-file Minnesota Republicans?

Sources

1. Minnesota Reformer, “Minnesota GOP endorses election denier to oversee elections,” May 25, 2022. https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/05/25/minnesota-gop-endorses-election-denier-to-oversee-elections/
2. CNN Politics, “Minnesota’s GOP nominee for top elections official called changing voting rules ‘our 9/11’ after ‘the big rig’ in 2020,” August 25, 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/kfile-kim-crockett-gop-secretary-of-state-nominee
3. Ballotpedia, “Kim Crockett.” https://ballotpedia.org/Kim_Crockett
4. Star Tribune, “Minnesota GOP secretary of state candidate pushes voting restrictions while denying election results,” September 2022. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-pushes-voting-restrictions-while-denying-election-results/600209911/

Last Updated: May 11, 2026
Profile Status: Defeated candidate; monitoring for future election activity
Next Review: Annually