Apr
7
2025
PRESS RELEASE

Jena Griswold Launches Campaign for Attorney General

Date: April 7, 2025

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold launches campaign for Attorney General

Griswold vows to fight for every Coloradan

DENVER, Colo. – Today, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced her campaign for Attorney General. 

“I am running for Attorney General because Colorado needs a strong, proven leader in this critical moment,” said Griswold. “I’ll stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms. I’ll fight for working- and middle-class Coloradans, hold big corporations accountable, and safeguard our land, air, and water.”

Griswold’s campaign launches with the support of over 100 endorsers, including labor unions, current and former elected officials, and community leaders. Former Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler will serve as campaign chair. 

Griswold was elected as Secretary of State in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Her accomplishments as Colorado’s Chief Election Officer include increasing drop boxes and in-person voting, implementing automatic voter registration, and providing voters with tools to track their ballot from mailing to counting. Griswold spearheaded legislation to criminalize threats to election workers and fake elector schemes, ban guns near voting, and increase penalties for those who compromise voting equipment. She also led legislation to crack down on fraudulent business records and business identity theft. 

“Secretary Griswold is the strong leader we need as Attorney General,” said Schoettler. “As she always has, Jena will stand up to Donald Trump, MAGA extremists, and anyone who threatens the Colorado way of life. And as a woman, she’ll protect reproductive healthcare.”

Congressman Jason Crow said, “Jena Griswold will make an excellent Attorney General. She is tough, will fight for working Coloradans, and stand up against Trump’s extreme agenda.”

District Attorney Amy Padden said, “Jena Griswold is the leader Colorado needs. She will be a  champion for civil rights, consumer protections, and public safety as our next Attorney General.”

House Majority Leader Monica Duran said, “Jena Griswold understands the struggles of working families because she’s lived them. As Attorney General, she’ll fight for fairness, justice, and opportunity for all.”

Before assuming office, Griswold practiced international anti-corruption law, business law, election law, and ran a small business. She also served as the director of the Governor of Colorado’s Washington, D.C. Office, where she helped bring back hundreds of millions of relief dollars to help Colorado communities affected by the 2013 flood. Griswold earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Endorsements

  • Labor Unions and Organizations: 

    • IATSE Local 7 (Denver Theatrical Stage, Film and Exhibition Employees Union)

    • IBEW 68 (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)

    • IBEW 111 (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)

    • IBEW 113 (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)

    • LiUNA Local 720 (Laborers' International Union of North America)

    • SMART Local 9 (Sheet Metal Workers)

    • Teamsters Local 455 

    • UA Local 58 (Plumbers, Pipefitters & HVAC Service Journeyman)

    • UA Local 208 (Denver Pipefitters local 208)

    • Progressive Change Campaign Committee

  • Current and Former Members of Congress:

    • Congressman Jason Crow (CD6)

    • Former Congresswoman Betsy Markey (CD4)

    • Former Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (CD8)

  • Tribal Leaders:

    • Chairman Melvin Baker, Southern Ute 

    • Chairman Manuel Heart, Ute Mountain Ute 

  • State Legislators: 

    • House Majority Leader Monica Duran (HD23)

    • Andrew Boesenecker (HD53)

    • Chad Clifford (HD37)

    • Lisa Cutter (SD20)

    • Eliza Hamrick (HD61)

    • Nick Hinrichsen (SD3)

    • Jamie Jackson (HD41)

    • Iman Jodeh (SD29)

    • Junie Joseph (HD10)

    • Cathy Kipp (SD14)

    • Sheila Lieder (HD28)

    • William Lindstedt (HD33)

    • Meghan Lukens (HD26)

    • Janice Marchman (SD15)

    • Amy Paschal (HD18)

    • Naquetta Ricks (HD40)

    • Gretchen Rydin (HD38)

    • Marc Snyder (SD12)

    • Rebekah Stewart (HD30) 

    • Tom Sullivan (SD27)

    • Katie Wallace (SD17)

    • Jenny Willford (HD34)

  • Current and Former Mayors: 

    • Ian Billick, Crested Butte 

    • Dean Brookie, Former Durango

    • Barbara Bynum, Former Montrose 

    • Clint Folsom, Former Superior

    • JD Mangat, Lafayette

    • Jim Schmidt, Former Crested Butte

    • Lauren Simpson, Arvada

    • Anna Stout, Former Grand Junction Mayor and current City Council member

  • Other Current Elected Officials: 

    • Marlo Alston, Centennial City Council

    • ​​Kim Archuletta, Pueblo County Treasurer

    • Karen Bigelow, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Thornton

    • Megan Burns, Northglenn City Council

    • Tommy Butler, Greeley City Council

    • Jessica Campbell, Arapahoe County Commissioner

    • Renée M. Chacon, Commerce City Council

    • Alison Coombs, Aurora City Council

    • Heidi Henkel, Broomfield City Council

    • Kathy Henson, Adams County Commissioner

    • PK Kaiser, Arapahoe County Assessor

    • Anne Keke, Aurora School Board President

    • Dennis Maes, Pueblo School Board

    • Kenny Nguyen, Broomfield City Council

    • Amy Padden, District Attorney (JD18)

    • Emma Pinter, Adams County Commissioner

    • Marsha Porter-Norton, La Plata County Commissioner

    • Nicole Rajpal, Boulder Valley School District Board of Education President

    • Callie Rennison, CU Regent (CD2)

    • Michal Rosenoer, Buena Vista Board of Trustees

    • JoyAnn Ruscha, RTD Director District B

    • Matt Salka, La Plata County Commissioner

    • Andrea Samson, Loveland City Council

    • Nicole Speer, Boulder City Council

    • Ashley Stolzmann, Boulder County Commissioner

    • Leslie Summey, Arapahoe County Commissioner

    • Alex Villagran, Adams County Treasurer

    • Michael Westerberg, Arapahoe County Treasurer

    • PT Wood, Chaffee County Commissioner

  • Former Elected Officials:

    • Gail Schoettler, Lt. Governor and State Treasurer

    • Stan Garnett, Boulder District Attorney

    • Janet Buckner, State Senator

    • Diane Mitsch Bush, Routt County Commissioner and State Representative

    • Mike Cerbo, State Representative

    • Val Flores, State Board of Education 

    • Mike Foote, State Senator

    • Bill Holen, Arapahoe County Commissioner

    • Sara Lu Loflin, Mayor Pro-Tem of Erie

    • Julia Marvin, State Representative 

    • Sol Sandoval, Pueblo School Board 

    • Brian Stockmar, Vail City Council 

    • Stacy Suniga, Greeley At-large Council

  • Community leaders: 

    • Hon. Dottie Lamm, Former First Lady

    • Vicki Cowart, Former President of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains

    • Portia Prescott, Chair of the Rocky Mountain NAACPCO-MT-WY State Conference

    • Melissa Johnsen, Former Chair Denver Democratic Party

    • Lexi Adler, Chair City of Louisville Revitalization Commission Commissioner

    • Eula Adams

    • Rob Andrews

    • Steve Black, former Deputy Attorney General

    • Julia Bristor

    • Jamie Burke

    • Janet Caspers

    • Howard Chou

    • Sue Felton

    • Hazel Gibson

    • Hilary Glasgow

    • Dr. Tony Henderson

    • Doug Jaynes

    • Leora Joseph

    • Vita Lantz-Brown

    • Nita Lynch, 2024 Presidential Elector

    • Al Acker-Lyons

    • Heather Lurie, Co-Director of the Electing Women Alliance

    • Pastor Thomas Mayes, President of the Greater Metropolitan Ministerial Alliance

    • Rebecca Mirsky

    • Jamie Perkins

    • Eric Proctor, Candidate for Jefferson County Treasurer

    • Laurie Ritche

    • Deb Suniga

    • Monica VanBuskirk

    • and others…

Griswold lives in Louisville with her husband, Mario, and their son. For more information about her campaign, visit jenaforcolorado.com.

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