I think he is perfectly prepared for this job. He’s done so many other things that make him prepared for this position.
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U.S. State Secretaries of State
Quotes from current and former U.S. state secretaries of state.
Current secretaries of state
ALWes AllenAlabama5 Quotes
KYMichael AdamsKentucky22 Quotes
NVCisco AguilarNevada11 Quotes
RIGregg AmoreRhode Island6 Quotes
DCKimberly BassettDistrict of Columbia
MEShenna BellowsMaine41 Quotes
MIJocelyn BensonMichigan144 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida597 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska3 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona48 Quotes
MABill GalvinMassachusetts2 Quotes
ILAlexi GiannouliasIllinois15 Quotes
WISarah GodlewskiWisconsin1 Quote
WYChuck GrayWyoming5 Quotes
COJena GriswoldColorado115 Quotes
TNTre HargettTennessee
NDMichael HoweNorth Dakota6 Quotes
VACandi KingVirginia2 Quotes
OHFrank LaRoseOhio18 Quotes
NCElaine MarshallNorth Carolina
INDiego MoralesIndiana11 Quotes
NYWalter MosleyNew York2 Quotes
TXJane NelsonTexas
NMMaggie Toulouse OliverNew Mexico33 Quotes
IAPaul PateIowa8 Quotes
DECharuni Patibanda-SanchezDelaware1 Quote
GABrad RaffenspergerGeorgia74 Quotes
ORTobias ReadOregon15 Quotes
NHDavid ScanlanNew Hampshire2 Quotes
PAAl SchmidtPennsylvania45 Quotes
KSScott SchwabKansas16 Quotes
MNSteve SimonMinnesota28 Quotes
Former secretaries of state
We absolutely have to nominate our strongest ticket. The first thing we must do to strengthen our chances is to avoid some messy primary where we all attack each other.
The Democrats are going to pull out all the stops to claw onto the one office they can still win.
The best thing I can do for my team is to call on all Republicans to join me in supporting James Comer to be our next governor.
Today is an important day for the commonwealth and the more than 66,000 Virginians who now have their voting rights restored.
You're suing me because I wouldn't give you that data, that information. So where did you get it? How did you get it? And is it reliable?
Any collaborative effort with DHS must therefore be designed to minimize false positives, incorporate meaningful due process for affected registrants, and comply fully with Nevada law and the NVRA.
People in state custody with limited English proficiency should not receive worse care simply because they can’t communicate as well with the people responsible for their health and safety.
I am committed to making Michigan a place where everyone can thrive, and that starts with affordable living and quality education.
This is the right thing to do, to make sure that we reject the motion to subpoena any voters because I don’t believe that’s the right thing to do.
What Donald Trump did last night was validate everything we’ve done for the past several years.
Beshear showed he always puts partisan politics first and cannot be trusted with the expanded power the Court sought to give him.
We have won our case in federal court on protecting voter privacy.
The North Dakota Legislature has put all the processes in place to make sure one person, one vote, and that your vote is counted accurately, securely and in a fair manner.
Oregon’s adults in custody are in the care of the state, and it is the state’s responsibility to ensure they are safe and healthy as they are held accountable for their actions, go through rehabilitation, and prepare to return to society.
When I need to know the facts, I will. I’ll do my homework.
The focus of this administration has always been ardently protecting and defending New Jersey’s elections and the eligible voters participating in them.
Our responsibility is to follow the facts, not political rhetoric.
Democrats don't have a day to waste in unifying around that shared goal.
We’ll pursue every legal authority that we have. We’ll work with our Department of Justice.
There’s hundreds of (dropboxes) across Oregon. That is an even safer, more reliable way because we don’t have to worry about the post office.
