Catherine Engelbrecht

Catherine Engelbrecht is the American founder of True the Vote and King Street Patriots, and a co-founder of The Freedom Hospital.[1]

Engelbrecht

Education

Engelbrecht has a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Houston.[2]

Career and politics

Engelbrecht was a small business owner and a parent–teacher association volunteer until Barack Obama won the 2008 United States presidential election.[3] In 2008, after volunteering at the election, Engelbrecht began sharing her opinions about the US voting system, catching the attention of the Tea Party movement.[3]

In 2009, Engelbrecht founded the King Street Patriots, naming the organization after the 1770 Boston Massacre.[4] The same year Engelbrecht co-founded of True the Vote.[4]

Politico named Engelbrecht as "one of the 50 political figures to watch" in 2012.[3]

In October 2022, Engelbrecht, and True the Vote former board member Gregg Phillips,[5] were jailed for contempt of court after refusing to name the person who allegedly gave them information about election logistics software company Konnech.[6] Konnech was litigating for defamation[5] damages after being accused of rigging the 2020 United States presidential election.[6] Both were held in Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe, Texas.[5]

Personal life

Engelbrecht is a mother of two children,[2] a Christian and was aged 52 in 2022.[3] She lives in Cat Springs, Texas.[2]

References

Morris, Cassandra Jaramillo,Lauren McGaughy,Allie. "Promoters of Election Lies Also Hyped a Hospital for Ukraine. That Never Happened Either". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
Catherine Engelbrecht Founder and President, True the Vote, September 2021, Village Republican Women.
Kang, Cecilia (2022-09-14). "How a Spreader of Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories Became a Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
Stephanie Saul. September 16, 2012. Looking, Very Closely, for Voter Fraud. The New York Times. Retrieved: May 24, 2013.
Murphy, Paul P. (2022-11-02). "Leaders of right-wing election conspiracy group jailed after being found in contempt of court | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
Votebeat, Jessica Huseman (2022-10-31). "Two leaders of True the Vote jailed by federal judge for contempt of court". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

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[1] Morris, Cassandra Jaramillo,Lauren McGaughy,Allie. "Promoters of Election Lies Also Hyped a Hospital for Ukraine. That Never Happened Either". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

[:1-2] Catherine Engelbrecht Founder and President, True the Vote, September 2021, Village Republican Women.

[:2-3] Kang, Cecilia (2022-09-14). "How a Spreader of Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories Became a Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

[very_closely-4] Stephanie Saul. September 16, 2012. Looking, Very Closely, for Voter Fraud. The New York Times. Retrieved: May 24, 2013.

[:3-5] Murphy, Paul P. (2022-11-02). "Leaders of right-wing election conspiracy group jailed after being found in contempt of court | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

[:0-6] Votebeat, Jessica Huseman (2022-10-31). "Two leaders of True the Vote jailed by federal judge for contempt of court". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-23.