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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 BensonMichigan152 Quotes
FLCord ByrdFlorida597 Quotes
NJDale CaldwellNew Jersey1 Quote
VTSarah Copeland-HanzasVermont
NEBob EvnenNebraska3 Quotes
AZAdrian FontesArizona49 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
It’s a good thing to ask tough questions of your government.
The democracy that we thought we had has been deeply corrupted by those in power in Washington.
This is all about 17-year-olds who are making decisions to select a college or university that will impact the trajectory of their entire lives.
Flipping the Senate in November is crucial. I’m running to pass Medicare for all, fight for workers’ rights, and protect our neighbors.
This is not acceptable in America. A young man, a dad, has been killed by ICE...This must stop. We need to get ICE out of the streets.
But this is at least the 11th fatal shooting involving ICE or Border Patrol under Trump. It’s time to get ICE off our streets.
That will not be easy. But I trust that leaders in this state have the conviction and the courage to do so, and that is what must happen.
This is such a terrible opinion. Election Day should mean just that.
I’ve never met anybody who consistently used marijuana and suddenly got smarter.
I’m running on Medicare for All, workers’ rights, and to protect our neighbors.
We don’t want a monolith of Topeka telling counties whether they can or cannot have a data center because some communities actually want them.
It is so frustrating that the funding formula is based on who can afford to sue the state and win.
However, I am confident this letter is meant only to make me afraid to do my duty – ensuring all eligible Rhode Islanders are able to cast their ballot – and not based on any factual issue.
Now, intimidation and bullying is all that’s left in their playbook.
Whether in court or in Congress, the Administration has consistently met opposition – because in fact, they are the ones not complying with the law.
I am confident that elections in Rhode Island are administered in accordance with federal and state laws.
The EAC plays a critical role in supporting state and local election officials, and it will again fall on secretaries of state and other election administrators to fill the gap.
Forge ahead with a campaign that fights for working people, stands up to a broken system that's working against us, and defeats Susan Collins
Today’s ruling affirms that the overwhelming majority of those common-sense protections are lawful and appropriate.
My office is ready to assist law enforcement in any investigation that will reassure Georgians that their votes are cast securely and counted accurately.
It is irresponsible and dangerous that this Administration remains dead set on causing chaos for our election officials across this country.
