Carlton Huffman is a former GOP campaign consultant who worked for Republican campaigns in Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina. He worked as the Grassroots Director for the Wisconsin Republican Party until December 2020, though, despite the likely effect on his career, he denied the voter fraud and stolen election claims that are now party dogma. In 2021, he moved on to work for an anti-choice organization in Wisconsin and, in 2022, for Herschel Walker’s campaign for Senate in Georgia.
While working for the Walker campaign, he sued CPAC Director Matt Schlapp for sexuallly assaulting him. Schlapp settled for $480,000. Ironically, two women, accused Huffman of assaulting them in February 2023.
According to the police report, they had all been drinking at Huffman’s home on Valentine’s Day. After midnight, the two women went upstairs to go to bed and Huffman followed them and, they claim, sexually assaulted them. He claims it was consensual, but they claim he had shown them a gun earlier, leaving it out downstairs. That, and his being twice their age intimidated them into compliance, but they then called the police who classified his actions as forcible fondling.
One of the two women, who was 19, was granted a one-year restraining order while the other, who was 22, was given a 10-day restraining order. No criminal charges were filed.
With Trump running again in 2024, Huffman left the GOP and became an Independent, though he is supporting Nancy Mace (R) for South Carolina Governor. He is another of the-party-left-me orphans of Trumpism.
- CNN: GOP strategist who accused Matt Schlapp of sexual assault is himself accused of sexual assault in unrelated case
- The Daily Beast: GOP Strategist Who Accused Schlapp Is Hit With Sex Assault Claim
- Washington Post: Man claiming sexual misconduct by CPAC leader accused of sexual battery
The clipping below is about another story where Huffman exposed a very disturbing voter suppression tactic, but it also includes a bit of background that deals with the sexual assault charge.
