Jena Marie Griswold

At-a-Glance

Serves as the 39th Colorado Secretary of State since January 8, 2019.
First Democrat elected Secretary of State of Colorado since 1958.
Prioritized campaign finance reform and increasing voter registration.
Served as a voter protection attorney for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign.
Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2011.

Biography

Jena Marie Griswold is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 39th Colorado Secretary of State since January 8, 2019. A Democrat, she is the first Democrat to be elected to the office since 1958 and the first woman from the Democratic Party to hold the position.

Born in Toledo, Ohio, Griswold moved to Estes Park, Colorado, at age 10. She graduated magna cum laude from Whitman College in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in politics and Spanish literature.