On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump declared that he will appoint Kelly Loeffler, a former senator from Georgia, to head the Small Business Administration during his second term.
“I am very pleased to nominate business leader and former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, from the Great State of Georgia, to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA),” Trump tweeted on Truth Social.
Trump described Loeffler as “a tremendous fighter in the U.S. Senate during the first Trump Administration” and pledged to “bring her experience in business and Washington to reduce red tape, and unleash opportunity for our Small Businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive.”
Last month, Trump revealed that Loeffler would serve as a co-chair of the group organizing his inauguration.
In 2020 and 2021, Loeffler, 53, served as Georgia’s senator for just over a year, taking over the position left vacant by the late Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who resigned due to health concerns. She lost to Democrat Ralph Warnock in a runoff election after running for the seat in the 2020 special election.
Loeffler persistently refused to accept that he had lost the 2020 presidential election as Trump promoted his allegations of massive voter fraud. A special grand jury in Georgia that first looked into Trump’s attempts to rescind the election results recommended indicting over three dozen people, including 21 who weren’t indicted in the Fulton County case, according to an NBC News story from last year. Although the panel recommended Loeffler, she was ultimately not charged.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Trump’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., his choice for secretary of state; and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, his choice for attorney general, are among his other Cabinet candidates who have also voiced doubts about Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election.
Loeffler founded the business RallyRight, which is defined as a line of technological goods that give conservatives the means to succeed in all endeavors. The application PublicSquare, which is billed as the greatest marketplace & payments ecosystem that safeguards freedom, family, and life, has her on its board as well. In 2021, she sold her 49% ownership of the Atlanta Dream, a team in the WNBA.
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