Jena Griswold just might be the most polarizing figure in Colorado politics today.
To her supporters, sheâs a pioneer: the first Democratic woman to hold the Secretary of State s office and one of less than a dozen women to hold statewide office in Colorado. Sheâs fought to expand ballot access and battled voter suppression.
Sheâs stood up to figures of authority â particularly former President Donald Trump â via tweets and the cable news circuit to defend and showcase Coloradoâs âgold standardâ voting infrastructure. Sheâs overseen three successful statewide elections, including an eagerly anticipated Super Tuesday showdown and the first modern presidential contest to be held in the midst of a global pandemic, all while boosting turnout to record-setting levels.
Colorado’s inaugural Congressional Redistricting Commission chairman Danny Moore has been voted out of his leadership position, days after his inflammatory social media posts were reported by The Gazette and other media outlets.
Moore authored posts that questioned the 2020 election outcome and called it “The Democrat steal,” as well as posts defending using “The Chinese virus” to describe COVID-19 as not racist, posts accusing media of lying about the coronavirus pandemic and posts accusing a Denver TV station of staging a confrontation that led to a security contractor hired by the station shooting and killing a man at a protest in the summer of 2020.
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As I begin my 13th year as a legislator, I have seen New Mexico achieve progress on many important issues. Regretfully one area that we continue to resist reform and lag behind other states is the need for full transparency of the role of lobbyists and those who hire them in the legislative process. We continue to have a system where most lobbying activity and funding spent by companies and special interests to effect legislation are not disclosed to legislators and the public. This lack of disclosure contributes to critical information not being known by decision-makers while policies are being made and invites corruption.