

The former president hasn’t endorsed anyone in the race, but Morales is trying to attract Trump supporters.

Morales, meanwhile, has called the 2020 election a “scam” while pointing to unfounded claims Trump and his allies have made about other states. Sullivan touts her work toward improving cybersecurity for county election offices and adding small printers to thousands of electronic touch-screen voting machines across the state to create a paper trail of each ballot cast. Eric Holcomb in March 2021 when her predecessor retired. Sullivan, 49, previously worked in auto plant management and was a state representative from Evansville for seven years before being appointed secretary of state by Republican Gov. Morales, 43, dismisses the disciplinary actions as “office politics” and has worked to connect with delegates through frequent appearances at local Republican events. The secretary of state oversees statewide policies for elections, which are run by county officials.

The messages close: “Our elections are too important to hand over to someone who is not ready for the job and has a troubled employment history in the exact office he is seeking to hold.” Sullivan’s campaign sent text messages to delegates in recent weeks with links to documents critical of Morales’ job performance in 20.
