Jena Marie Griswold (born October 2,1984) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Colorado. A Democrat,she is the 39th Colorado Secretary of State,serving since January 8,2019.[1]
Griswold won a second term in the 2022 election,defeating Republican Pam Anderson,a former county clerk and recorder from Jefferson County,with 55 percent of the vote.[16]
On September 6,2023,six voters filed a lawsuit in Colorado state district court seeking to prevent Trump from appearing on the state's Republican presidential primary due to his alleged role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack,naming Griswold as the respondent in her official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State.[17] Judge Sarah B. Wallace ruled that Griswold must keep Trump on the ballot but stated that Trump engaged in insurrection by standard of preponderance of the evidence,[18] the first time a judge has explicitly stated Trump incited the January 6 Capitol attack,[19] The plaintiffs appealed the ruling[20] and the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in a 4–3 per curiam decision[21] that Trump is disqualified from the primary ballot,reversing the district court's ruling.[22] The Supreme Court of the United States later ruled that individual states cannot prevent a candidate from appearing on a presidential ballot.[23]
On April 4,2024,a resolution proposed by Republicans to impeach Griswold was introduced to the Colorado House of Representatives.[24] The impeachment articles cited Griswold's comments about Donald Trump leading up to the Supreme Court hearing of Trump v. Anderson,and the incorrect claim that Trump was not on the ballot for the Colorado presidential primary. On April 9,2024,the impeachment articles failed in the House Judicial Committee.[25]
Other political ventures
In 2019,it was reported that Griswold was considering a bid for United States Senate in the 2020 election against Republican incumbent Cory Gardner.[26] She launched an exploratory committee for the position in July 2019. Griswold ultimately declined to run.[27]
From 2019 to 2025,Jena Griswold chaired the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State.[28][29] The group notably helped bolster Democratic Secretary of State candidates in battleground states in 2022 in a successful attempt to defeat Republicans that were election deniers.[30] She was succeeded in 2025 by Cisco Aguilar.[31]
Griswold was term-limited from running for re-election as secretary of state in 2026. On April 7, 2025, she announced that she would run for Colorado Attorney General in 2026, seeking to succeed Phil Weiser, who is also term-limited.[32]
Personal life
Griswold is Jewish.[33] In May 2024, she married her fiancé, Mario Cañedo.[34] Griswold and Cañedo have one son, who was born in August 2024.[35] Griswold lives in Louisville, Colorado.[1]
1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory) Italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
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