EMILYs List Congratulates Secretary Jena Griswold on Advancing to the Colorado Secretary of State

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2022 

EMILY's List Congratulates Secretary Jena Griswold on Advancing to the Colorado Secretary of State General Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Secretary Jena Griswold on advancing to the general election in the Colorado secretary of state race. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:
 
“EMILYs List congratulates Secretary Jena Griswold on advancing to the general election in her bid to win reelection as Colorado’s secretary of state. The youngest secretary of state in the nation and the first Democrat elected to the position in over 50 years, Griswold has worked to increase voting access across Colorado while working with other secretaries of state to defend democracy throughout the pandemic and fight against dangerous extremism. We know we can count on Secretary Griswold to ensure electoral integrity continues to be protected while tenaciously advocating for all Coloradans. In this high-stakes reelection fight, EMILYs List is thrilled to stand with her.”
 
Jena Griswold is a lawyer and former small business owner who grew up in a working-class family in rural Colorado. She was the first person in her family to attend a four-year college before receiving her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Griswold practiced international anti-corruption law and worked as a voter protection attorney. She served as the director of the governor of Colorado’s D.C. office, advocating on behalf of Colorado in D.C. During that time, Griswold helped deliver hundreds of millions of relief dollars to help the Colorado communities hit by the 2013 flood. In 2019, Griswold became the youngest secretary of state in the U.S. and made history as the first Democratic woman secretary of state in Colorado’s history. 

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