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Brad Raffensperger: “There's a 5 million person shortage of electricians in…”

Featuring: Brad Raffensperger, Republican | Secretary of State of Georgia

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FULL INTERVIEW: Brad Raffensperger discusses bid for Georgia governor

Published | Video Starts at 06:06

But then looking at just basic industries bringing back advanced skills. So that means we're going to have to get back into, you know, trades education in high schools. There's a 5 million person shortage of electricians in America right now. We have our shortage in Georgia, you know, looking at welders and then supply chain, all these different skilled craft workers are going to be there and they can come out of high school making 25 to $35 an hour. (06:06–06:10)

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