Former Congressman Jody Hice: “Sacred Trust”

“Obviously elections are political in terms of who wins and loses, but the process should not be political.”

On May 3rd, former Georgia Congressman Jody Hice joined Merion West editor-in-chief Erich Prince to discuss his new book Sacred Trust, Election Integrity and the Will of the People. The following is a transcript of their conversation.

Today, I’m joined by former Georgia Congressman Jody Hice, who is currently a senior vice president at the Family Research Council. He represented Georgia’s 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2023, and notably challenged incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the 2022 primary for that office. This interview is in response to his new book, Sacred Trust, Election Integrity and the Will of the People, which was released last month, and I see a copy is right behind you in your office. Congressman, thank you for speaking with me today.

What a great honor to be with you. Thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it.

So this is actually the second time—as some readers may recall that we’ve spoken—but the first time over Zoom, and last time it was while you were still in office. That conversation was more focused on some of the issues and legislation. So it was interesting in the book to get a little more sense of your background, as well as your time in Congress. You generally paint a fairly negative picture of Washington, D.C. in your book, but you talk about a few positives. A couple of years now out of office, is there anything you miss about Congress?

Congress is one of these places that has the good, the bad, and the ugly all wrapped up in one. So it depends on what you want to focus on.