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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🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT🚨 We’re excited to endorse @amandaforcolorado for Colorado Secretary of State. As an election attorney and Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, Amanda has dedicated her career to serving voters and election integrity. We look forw... more
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What happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas.
So glad to join Electing Women last night hosted by Sec. Ken Salazar and Hope Hernandez-Salazar. It was an honor to introduce Texas gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa — and especially proud to support an... more
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Attention Colorado Voters: Ballots are being mailed out! Amanda Gonzalez would make an incredible Secretary of State! Please vote for her!!
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Colorado Democrats are hitting the road! 🚌
Oct. 15-20, we’re making 25 stops across Colorado, including DemWest in Palisade and DemZest in Pueblo, with candidates and local leaders to organize and mobilize voters.
See you on the road!
Candidate
Running for Secretary of State
If there are two things I love, it’s democracy and live music.
As the Democratic nominee for Colorado Secretary of State (aka your next Chief Election Officer,) I will take basically any opportunity to talk about voting.
So getting on stage in fro... more
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Running for Secretary of State
If there are two things I love, it’s democracy and live music.
As the Democratic nominee for Colorado Secretary of State (aka your next Chief Election Officer,) I will take basically any opportunity to talk about voting.
So getting on stage in fro... more
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Running for Secretary of State
Colorado Democrats are fired up and putting in the work.
In September alone, volunteers knocked 163,000 doors and called 220,000 voters across our state.
We’re just getting started. 💙
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Huge shoutout to David, owner of Alpine Eatery, who had an idea for a little get-together… and somehow turned it into 2,000 people in a parking lot on a Wednesday night, talking about our values and how to turn them into action.
What warmed my democ... more
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Huge shoutout to David, owner of @alpineeateryfoodtruck, who had an idea for a little get-together… and somehow turned it into 2,000 people in a parking lot on a Wednesday night, talking about our values and how to turn them into action.
What warmed... 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 entrevistĂł a las candidatas demĂłcratas que buscan convertirse en secretaria de Estado para conocer sus posturas sobre la seguridad electoral, la posible interferencia de la administraciĂłn 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...
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Karen Breslin
Running for US Senate
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
Phil Weiser
Running for Governor
Amanda Gonzalez
Running for Secretary of State
David Seligman
Running for Attorney General
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
John Hickenlooper
Running for US Senate
Karen Breslin
Running for US Senate
Julie Gonzales
Running for US Senate
Michael Bennet
Running for Governor
Phil Weiser
Running for Governor
Amanda Gonzalez
Running for Secretary of State
Jena Griswold
Running for Attorney General
David Seligman
Running for Attorney General
Michael Dougherty
Running for Attorney General
Jessie Danielson
Running for Secretary of State
Hetal Doshi
Running for Attorney General
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