Expert Election Integrity Investigator Gets Top DHS Post

Aug 27
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Editor’s Note: Heather Honey’s appointment to the Department of Homeland Security is a big win for the election integrity community. Honey is a skilled investigator who has been mining election data for years. Her work in Pennsylvania following the 2020 election made headlines. MFEI closely follows her investigations and has regularly consulted with her. Our sincere congratulations!

Excerpt from The Federalist, August 26, 2025

Left-Wing Media Spreads Falsehoods About Trump’s New Election Integrity Watchdog

Anyone who tries to undermine this work, through hit pieces, social media posts,

or lawsuits, is working against secure elections.

Election systems expert Heather Honey has been sworn in at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a deputy assistant secretary, leading elections integrity for the Trump Administration, and the left is losing its mind.

Honey, a long-time open-source investigator, has spent years analyzing every aspect of how elections are administered, looking for vulnerabilities that leave election systems open to exploitation. Her investigations have led to lawsuits aimed at changing or clarifying election laws in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, Maine, and Tennessee, where she helped rewrite election legislation.

Honey was the lead investigator on President Trump’s criminal defense team supporting his Jan. 6 trial preparation.

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