Jena Griswold
Colorado Secretary of State
Candidate for Attorney General
Democratic
Next Election
Colorado 2026 Democrat Primary • June 30, 2026
About Jena Griswold
Jena will protect the Colorado way of life.
Jena Griswold proudly serves Colorado as Secretary of State and is running for Attorney General. Public service has defined her career, and as Attorney General she won’t back down and will never stop doing what is right for Coloradans.
Jena Griswold is dedicated to helping Coloradans.
As Colorado Secretary of State, she has protected our rights. As a woman and a mom, she knows what’s on the line. Jena is running for Attorney General to stand up to Donald Trump, and protect the rights and freedoms of all Coloradans.
Jena’s Working Class Roots
Jena grew up in a working-class family in Estes Park, Colorado. At times, her family struggled to get by, relying on food stamps to put food on the table. Jena became the first person in her family to attend a four-year college. After college, Jena earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Early Career
After law school, Jena moved to Washington, D.C., practicing international anti-corruption law. Later, she served as the Director of the Governor of Colorado’s D.C. Office, where she helped secure hundreds of millions of relief dollars to help Colorado communities hit by the 2013 flood.
Secretary of State
Bringing her experience in election law and public service, Jena Griswold was elected Colorado's 39th Secretary of State in 2018. She was reelected in 2022.
Jena Griswold proudly serves Colorado as Secretary of State and is running for Attorney General. Public service has defined her career, and as Attorney General she won’t back down and will never stop doing what is right for Coloradans.
Jena Griswold is dedicated to helping Coloradans.
As Colorado Secretary of State, she has protected our rights. As a woman and a mom, she knows what’s on the line. Jena is running for Attorney General to stand up to Donald Trump, and protect the rights and freedoms of all Coloradans.
Jena’s Working Class Roots
Jena grew up in a working-class family in Estes Park, Colorado. At times, her family struggled to get by, relying on food stamps to put food on the table. Jena became the first person in her family to attend a four-year college. After college, Jena earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Early Career
After law school, Jena moved to Washington, D.C., practicing international anti-corruption law. Later, she served as the Director of the Governor of Colorado’s D.C. Office, where she helped secure hundreds of millions of relief dollars to help Colorado communities hit by the 2013 flood.
Secretary of State
Bringing her experience in election law and public service, Jena Griswold was elected Colorado's 39th Secretary of State in 2018. She was reelected in 2022.
About the Attorney General Position
An attorney general is the chief legal officer for a state or the nation, responsible for enforcing the law, representing the government in legal matters, and protecting the public interest—such as defending consumers, upholding civil rights, and prosecuting or overseeing major legal cases.
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Always great joining Local 555 & Western States Regional Council of Carpenters!
As your next attorney general, I will always stand with workers, because every Coloradan deserves opportunity - access to a good education, fair wages, and the chance t... more
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I enjoyed sitting down with @coloradopolitics.bsky.social to discuss my priorities as AG. From standing up for working people & addressing the affordability crisis, to protecting fundamental rights, I'll never back down from bullies like Trump & will... more
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My MAGA opponent Michael Allen has refused to condemn Trump and instead attacked Colorado’s lawsuits against his administration. In Allen’s words, “There's no reason to be filing these lawsuits.”
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Check out this op-ed from Craig Silverman, former Denver Chief Deputy DA:
"As El Paso County’s chief law enforcement officer, Allen should have demanded that police agencies act to disarm people posing an extreme risk."
coloradosun.com/2026/10/18/m... more
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ICE is terrorizing the country. Colorado law prohibits local and state governments and officials from working with ICE in most situations.
These laws are essential to protecting Coloradans, and I will enforce them. But Michael Allen opposed those la... more
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Jena Griswold has challenged the Trump administration in court, showing strong support for using lawsuits to protect Colorado’s interests. Michael Allen, Griswold's GOP opponent for attorney general, appears to need a refresher on what CO stands to l... more
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@joeneguse.bsky.social & I have been all across the state this week connecting with Coloradans. It's been an honor serving as SOS, protecting our elections & expanding voting access. As AG, I’ll continue protecting our democracy & fundamental rights ... more
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We just capped off 6 days around the state, listening to Colorado voters about the issues they’re concerned about this election. I look forward to tackling two issues that kept coming up on these stops: Trump’s affordability crisis, and protecting ou... more
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Always fun to travel with my good friend Congressman @crow.house.gov, as we crisscrossed the state on the Bus Tour.
We’ve had great reception and great conversations as we run to represent all Coloradans. 14 days to go - let’s get out the vote!
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Victor Marx on Michael Allen: “I need a great AG when I’m Governor and this is who I’m counting on!”
Michael Allen likes to talk about law and order, but when he gets on stage with Victor Marx, Allen is silent about Marx’s refusal to say how many p... more
Current Secretary of State Griswold may not even be the second or third choice for most Coloradans, but she is the hands on favorite to be the next AG under our current system
Colorado Democrats are poised to nominate another attorney general candidate with de minimis relevant credentials or experience. Far from disqualifying, Colorado’s recent voting history mirrors that of America in favoring biography over experience, partisanship over policy, and emphasizing what divi...
Colorado election officials cautioned on Tuesday that it’s too late to mail ballots for the June 30 primary and urged voters to use drop boxes and their county’s voting centers instead. Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a release that 437 secure drop boxes and 137 in-person voter centers are ...
The Colorado Sun entrevistó a Jena Griswold, David Seligman, Michael Dougherty y Hetal Doshi para conocer sus posturas sobre los temas que enfrentará el próximo fiscal general del estado.
Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty and David Seligman staked out stances on TABOR, Trump and more
Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold plays the greatest hits from her two terms as Colorado secretary of state in her campaign’s first TV ad, which began airing Monday, the same day county clerks began sending out primary ballots. Set to run in the Denver and Colorado Springs broadcas...
The Colorado Sun interviewed Jena Griswold, David Seligman, Michael Dougherty and Hetal Doshi to get their views on the issues facing the state’s next attorney general
If you were in a child custody dispute with a former spouse, would you hire an attorney with experience in family law or would you trust your case to an operative with virtually zero mastery? If you were getting ready to sue your employer for unpaid wages or a toxic workplace, would you enlist a […]
Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows
Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold, Colorado’s term-limited secretary of state, holds a wide lead over her three primary opponents just weeks before ballots are set to go out to voters, a new internal poll released by her campaign on Monday shows. Griswold counts more than twice as ...
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…
A US district judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request to reconsider the legality of two subpoenas targeting the Federal Reserve, after he blocked them last month. In a biting six-page opinion, US District Judge James Boasberg wrote that the …
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a multistate coalition suing President Donald Trump over a new executive order on elections, arguing the directive unlawfully intrudes on states’ authority to run their own voting systems and threatens access to mail ballots for millions of voters. Th...
Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo. Weiser joins U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the June 30 primary for the office held by term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. ...
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...
President Donald Trump continues to pressure Colorado's governor to free Tina Peters, who is serving a nine-year sentence for a security breach of voting systems.
In previous years, the process was run with paper ballots and in-person voting. This year was the first time the party introduced voting by app.
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...
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that the state has formally requested written confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security that ICE agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle, according to a news release. The letter comes a we...
During a recent debate, Bennet said Polis is “allergic” to building big statewide coalitions. At another gathering, Bennet said he totally disagrees with the idea that the governor’s health care policies have worked.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said that he intends to review the clemency case for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk who was convicted of multiple charges related to election interference in the 2020 presidential election.
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