Ahead of Midterm Elections, Justice Department to Testify for the First Time Ever on Threats to Election Workers
Judiciary Committee hearing comes shortly after the one year anniversary of DOJ establishing a law enforcement task force to address the rise in threats against election workers and others associated with the electoral process; Secretaries of State Jocelyn Benson and Maggie Toulouse Oliver will also testify
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, August 3 at 10:00 AM ET, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing entitled “Protecting Our Democracy’s Frontline Workers.” This hearing will include testimony from officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on threats to election workers for the first time since the 2020 election—and the first formal update to Congress since DOJ’s announcement one year ago that it was launching a task force to address the rise in threats against election officials. The hearing will also feature testimony from election officials including Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver.
WHO: Panel I
The Honorable Kenneth A. Polite, Jr.
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Kim Wyman
Senior Election Security Advisor
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Washington, D.C.
Panel II
The Honorable Jocelyn Benson
Secretary of State
Michigan
Lansing, MI
The Honorable Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Secretary of State
New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
Amy Cohen
Executive Director
National Association of State Election Directors (NASED)
Washington, D.C.
Matt Crane
Executive Director
Colorado County Clerks Association
Littleton, CO
D. Michael Hurst, Jr.
Former United States Attorney
Southern District of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Rafael Mangual
Nick Ohnell Fellow
Manhattan Institute
New York, NY
Jason C. Johnson
Former Deputy Commissioner
Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore, MD
DATE: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
TIME: 10:00 AM ET
LOCATION: Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building
LIVESTREAM: The hearing will stream live here; on Twitter here; and on Facebook here
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