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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Colorado is beautiful, but days like this remind us how vulnerable we are, too.
My heart is with the families who have evacuated, the communities watching the smoke roll in, and everyone wondering what they'll come home to.
I'm grateful to the fire... more
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I’ve been on the campaign trail for 18 months now and finally the general election is on the horizon. How did I get here? With your help.
Thousands of people showed up to give their time and their talent, to donate, to knock doors, to march in parad... more
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Holy smokes ya’ll! WE DID IT! 🎉
I am so deeply grateful to be your democratic nominee for Secretary of State. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You made this possible. We weren't backed by a political machine. We weren't bankrolled by millionaires.... more
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HUGE: Amanda Gonzalez has won the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State.
Now let’s protect Colorado’s elections this November.
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In case you’re browsing social media with your ballot in hand at the last minute… you know, the civics version of replying "on my way!" as you're putting on shoes.
Here’s a rundown of what I’ll bring to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. Tha... more
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As voting kicked off for the day, yet another example of what we're up against rolled in.
A Supreme Court ruling just removed limits on how much national parties (DNC/RNC) can spend when they're taking direction directly from candidates.
This takes... more
Candidate
Running for Secretary of State
As voting kicked off today, yet another example of what we're up against rolled in.
A Supreme Court ruling just removed limits on how much national parties (DNC/RNC) can spend when they're taking direction directly from candidates.
This takes effec... 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...
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Karen Breslin
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
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Karen Breslin
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
Hetal Doshi
Running for Attorney General
Jessie Danielson
Running for Secretary of State
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