Amanda Gonzalez
Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder
Candidate for Secretary of State
Democrat
Next Election
Colorado 2026 Democrat Primary • June 30, 2026
About Amanda Gonzalez
Coloradans deserve a Secretary of State we can trust to protect our elections. Amanda Gonzalez, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, is an attorney, former small business CEO, and elections expert dedicated to ensuring every eligible Colorado voter has the freedom and confidence to cast their ballot. Amanda brings decades of experience, a lifelong commitment to public service, and has worked tirelessly to ensure elections are secure, accessible, and transparent for every Coloradan.
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Running for Secretary of State
Here's the latest on the USPS mail ballot case. A federal judge extended the block on new USPS ballot rules through November.
For now, nothing changes for Colorado voters: when your ballot arrives, vote it, return it, and make your voice heard.
Candidate
Running for Secretary of State
As we keep a close eye on the USPS mail ballot issue, it’s worth remembering that elections are the machinery. Democracy is the bigger idea. It’s all of us having a say in the future we’re building together.
And the more uncertainty gets thrown in o... more
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Running for Secretary of State
Election lies don’t have to convince everyone.
They just have to make enough people wonder whether participating is worth it to give up.
That’s why knowing how democracy works is its own kind of power.
-Amanda Gonzalez, Democratic nominee for C... more
Candidate
Running for Secretary of State
Our Democratic nominee for secretary of state Amanda Gonzalez breaks down what to know about upcoming elections. She recommends:
1. Make sure you’re registered at current address.
2. Volunteer to be an election judge if you can.
Colorado has some o... more
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Running for Secretary of State
Thank you to @amandaforcolorado for a great conversation yesterday about how she’ll protect our elections as Colorado’s next Secretary of State. She’s fighting to make sure our democracy belongs to the people and defend our rights.
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Running for Secretary of State
Today’s update on Trump’s attempt to mess with voting by mail:
The folks building the new USPS system have reportedly called it “a sh*t show.”
As an election official, I appreciate the technical terminology.
The good news: the court block is in pla... more
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Running for Secretary of State
Breaking down the USPS mail-ballot timeline because the legal ping-pong is real.
Quick reminder: the USPS mail-ballot rule would require ballot envelopes to meet new USPS standards and voters receiving mail ballots to be on a USPS list. That check w... more
Next's Marshall Zelinger sat down with Amanda Gonzalez, who is running against Jessie Danielson in the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State.
The Colorado Sun entrevistó a las candidatas demócratas que buscan convertirse en secretaria de Estado para conocer sus posturas sobre la seguridad electoral, la posible interferencia de la administración Trump y otros temas importantes.
The Colorado Sun interviewed the Democrats running for secretary of state to get their views on election security, interference from the Trump administration and other issues
Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is actually running for governor on her willingness to take flagrantly unconstitutional action. Bellows is touting her removal of Trump from the ballot, an effort that led to a unanimous Supreme Court swatting down Co…
As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense abo...
Karen Breslin
Running for US Senate
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Amanda Gonzalez
Running for Secretary of State
David Seligman
Running for Attorney General
Phil Weiser
Running for Governor
Jessie Danielson
Running for Secretary of State
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is playing an arrogant game of hide-and-seek with Colorado voters as he seeks to abandon his Senate seat to become governor. Bennet insists that if he is elected governor in November, he will wait until he is inaugurated in January 2027 before he resigns from the Senate so h...
By Amanda Gonzalez You don’t build a secure election system overnight. You build it over years — layer by layer — reinforcing it with stronger safeguards, better technology and more transparency. In Colorado, one of those safeguards is a little-known but critically important process called a Risk-Li...
By Ryan Gonzalez Time and time again, we hear calls for “affordable housing” across party lines. Yet Colorado has failed to deliver meaningful reform that addresses the ever-rising cost of housing. Instead, the legislative majority has passed laws and policies that actively undermine affordability. ...
A planned Colorado Department of Revenue outage will block some business filings and voter registrations over Presidents Day weekend, state officials said.
Colorado secretary of state "deeply skeptical" of FBI's invitation to midterms "preparations" call Axios
Republican policies proposed in Congress could upend Colorado elections Colorado Newsline
Colorado progressives are putting congressional Democrats to a major test The Downballot
Karen Breslin
Running for US Senate
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Amanda Gonzalez
Running for Secretary of State
Jena Griswold
Running for Attorney General
David Seligman
Running for Attorney General
Phil Weiser
Running for Governor
Michael Dougherty
Running for Attorney General
Jessie Danielson
Running for Secretary of State
Hetal Doshi
Running for Attorney General
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