Kristina Karamo was born on 1985 or 1986 and is an American politician and former poll watcher who served as the chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party from 2023 to 2024.
29 Facts About Kristina Karamo
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Kristina Karamo is a staunch proponent of many debunked conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020.
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Kristina Karamo received an associate's degree from Macomb County Community College.
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Kristina Karamo graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in communications and media studies.
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Kristina Karamo graduated from Talbot School of Theology with a master's degree in Christian Apologetics.
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Kristina Karamo ran for the 10th district of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners in 2018, which covers the city of Pontiac, but lost in the Republican primary.
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Kristina Karamo was a poll watcher in the 2020 presidential election.
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Kristina Karamo alleged illegal votes were included in the count.
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Kristina Karamo stated in an affidavit that she had "personally witnessed" irregularities in vote counting during her time as a poll watcher.
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Kristina Karamo was the party's nominee in the 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election.
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Kristina Karamo framed her platform as based on family values and religion, including a religious objection to abortion.
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Kristina Karamo lost to incumbent Democrat Jocelyn Benson by 14 percentage points, the largest margin of defeat for any statewide Republican candidate that year, but she refused to concede the election.
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In 2023 Kristina Karamo was elected to lead the Michigan Republican Party.
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Kristina Karamo was the first Black woman to chair the state party.
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In March 2023, Kristina Karamo faced widespread criticism and condemnation for defending a social media post by the Michigan Republican Party which compared recent gun control bills passed by the legislature to the Holocaust.
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Kristina Karamo defended the comparison and refused to apologize or take down the post.
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Kristina Karamo has refused to recognize her ouster, claiming the meeting where she was voted out was "illegal".
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Kristina Karamo was officially replaced on February 14,2024 by Pete Hoekstra.
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The group of state committee members acknowledged Malinda Pego, who served as co-chair under Kristina Karamo, as Acting Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party until a vote for an official replacement is held.
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Meanwhile, Kristina Karamo repeatedly stated that she didn't recognize the vote and was therefore still chairwoman, as she claimed that the meeting was setup against the bylaws of the Michigan GOP.
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Malinda Pego's faction responded with a 31-paged document arguing how the meeting to oust Kristina Karamo followed the state party's bylaws, therefore making the results legitimate and legal.
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However, Kristina Karamo has insisted that she is still the legitimate chairperson.
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The RNC determined that Kristina Karamo was properly removed as MIGOP chair, but hadn't decided at that time if Hoekstra was the new chair.
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Circuit Court Judge Joseph Rossi ruled that Kristina Karamo was properly removed as MIGOP chair.
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Kristina Karamo has filed an appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals.
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Kristina Karamo is a resident of Oak Park and is a divorced mother of two children.
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Kristina Karamo was married to Adom Karamo; the marriage ended in 2014 with a divorce.
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Kristina Karamo denied these allegations, saying they were an attempt by her ex-husband to "exploit the fact that [she is] a public figure, using it as leverage to change the custody agreement he became dissatisfied with".
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Kristina Karamo has said that abortion is child sacrifice and a Satanic practice, that pop stars such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, and Billie Eilish are tools of Satan recruiting their followers into paganism, and that yoga is a ritual to summon demons.