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Draft:Amanda Gonzalez (election official)

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Amanda Gonzalez
Clerk and Recorder of Jefferson County, Colorado
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byGeorge Stern
Personal details
PartyDemocratic
EducationOccidental College (BA)
University of Denver (JD)

Amanda Gonzalez is an American election official serving as the clerk and recorder of Jefferson County, Colorado, a position she has held since being elected to office in 2022.[1] She previously worked in voting-rights advocacy and election policy in Colorado, including as executive director of Colorado Common Cause.[2] In January 2025, she announced her candidacy for Colorado secretary of state in the 2026 election.[2] As of March 28, 2026 she was officially placed on the democratic primary ballot.[3]

Early life and education

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Gonzalez attended Occidental College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts. She went on to receive a law degree from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver.[4]

Career

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Advocacy and policy work

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Before holding elected office, Gonzalez worked in election policy and voting-rights advocacy in Colorado. She served as executive director of Colorado Common Cause and helped draft Amendments Y and Z, ballot measures that created Colorado's independent redistricting commissions, after voters approved them in 2018.[5] She was also involved in efforts to expand multilingual ballot access in the state. Colorado enacted House Bill 21–1011 in 2021, broadening requirements for ballots in multiple languages.[6][7]

In 2022, Time profiled Gonzalez in an article about Democratic efforts to contest local election administration seats that had drawn interest from candidates who questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election.[8]

Jefferson County clerk and recorder

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As clerk and recorder, Gonzalez oversees elections for nearly 450,000 active registered voters in Jefferson County, along with other services administered by the office.[9]

In 2023, the county adopted new county commissioner district maps following a public redistricting process that included hearings and opportunities for residents to submit proposed maps and comments.[10]

Gonzalez' work includes stopping the spread of mis and disinformation. She spoke about ballot barcodes, a common source of misinformation, following a related, proposed federal executive order.[11]

Jail-based voting

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Gonzalez identified low voting rates among eligible, incarcerated voters. This led her to work with partners to bring Senate Bill 24-072 forward. The 2024 Colorado law requires county jails to offer in-person voting access for eligible confined voters.[12] During debate on the bill, she cited low participation in mail voting from the Jefferson County jail in prior elections as evidence for the need for in-person access.[13] After implementation, the number of ballots cast from the Jefferson County jail rose from three in 2022 to more than 300 in 2024.[14][15]

Recognition

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The Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder's office received U.S. Election Assistance Commission Clearinghouse Awards in consecutive years: in 2023 for Distinguished Voter Education and Communications Initiatives, and in 2024 for Innovations or New Practices in Election Administration.[16][17]

2026 Colorado Secretary of State campaign

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On January 6, 2025, Gonzalez announced her candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State in the 2026 election.[2][5] New York Magazine subsequently included her on its 2025 list of "Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch."[18]

As of March 28, 2026, she was officially placed on the democratic primary ballot. She earned 63.1% of the vote at state assembly.[3]

Election history

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2022 election

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Incumbent Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder George Stern chose not to seek re-election after one term and Gonzalez entered the race in January 2022.[19] She won the Democratic primary and faced Vicki Pyne, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election.

Jefferson County Colorado General Election: November 8, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Amanda Gonzalez 163,927 57.14% +14.28
Republican Vicki Pyne 122,942 42.86% −14.28

References

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  1. ↑ "Official Results: Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder". Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Paul, Jesse (January 6, 2025). "Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez launches bid to become Colorado secretary of state". The Colorado Sun.
  3. 1 2 Birkeland, Bente (March 28, 2026). "Democrats gather in Pueblo to select candidates for primary ballot". CPR News.
  4. ↑ "Jeffco election official announces bid for Secretary of State". January 6, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Coltrain, Nick (January 6, 2025). "Jeffco Clerk Amanda Gonzalez kicks off 2026 campaign for Colorado secretary of state". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  6. ↑ "HB21-1011 Multilingual Ballot Access For Voters". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  7. ↑ Paul, Jesse (January 6, 2025). "Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez launches bid to become Colorado secretary of state". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  8. ↑ Alter, Charlotte (July 27, 2022). "Backers of the 'Big Lie' Are Trying to Run Local Elections. Democrats Are Finally Fighting Back". Time. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  9. ↑ "Election FAQs". Jefferson County, Colorado. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Reflecting on redistricting with Amanda Gonzalez, Jeffco's Clerk and Recorder". Colorado Community Media. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  11. ↑ Kramon, Charlotte (2025-05-19). "Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation". Associated Press. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  12. ↑ "SB24-072 Voting for Confined Eligible Electors". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  13. ↑ Prentzel, Olivia (2024-02-15). "Colorado could become the first state to require in-person voting in jails". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  14. ↑ Thomas Whitfield, Chandra (October 30, 2025). "Ahead of Tuesday's election, Jefferson County's clerk reflects on how Colorado's first in-jail voting effort turned out". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  15. ↑ Garriss, Kirstin (2025-04-25). "Nearly 2,600 incarcerated people voted in Colorado last year under new law". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  16. ↑ "EAC Clearinghouse Award Winners 2023". U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  17. ↑ "EAC Clearinghouse Award Winners 2024". U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  18. ↑ "25 Top Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch". New York Magazine. November 3, 2025. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  19. ↑ "Candidate Detail - Amanda Gonzalez". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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