In 2018, Jena Griswold was elected as the first Democratic Secretary of State in Colorado in 60 years. She became the first Democratic woman Secretary of State in Colorado’s history. Jena has been able to lead, and work with the legislature to pass, one of the largest democracy reform packages in the nation and the nation’s first bill to protect our elections from insider threats. Griswold has overseen six statewide elections, protected the right to vote, increased election security, and improved voting access across Colorado.
Extremists are attacking American democracy by threatening election workers. As Secretary of State, Jena Griswold has confronted these attacks head-on: she led the passage of laws to prohibit open carry of guns at voting locations and increased protections for election workers against threats.