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List of current secretaries of state in the United States

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The secretary of state is a state-level position in 47 of the 50 states. The position does not exist in Alaska, Hawaii and Utah. In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the office is called the secretary of the commonwealth and differs only in name. The voters directly elect the secretary of state in 35 states. In the other 12, the secretary is appointed by either the governor or the state legislature.

The position's duties are generally administrative, and no two states have identical responsibilities delegated to the secretary of state. Many are tasked with keeping state records, from registering businesses to recording the official acts of the governor. The officeholder also often serves as the chief election official in their state, administering state elections and maintaining official election results. The commissioning and regulation of notaries public, keeping of the official state seal, and certification of official documents all typically fall under the purview of the secretary of state.

See also: State executive offices and Secretary of State



Office Name Party Date assumed office
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen Republican January 16, 2023
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Democratic January 2, 2023
Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester Republican January 1, 2025
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber Democratic January 29, 2021
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Democratic January 8, 2019
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas Democratic January 4, 2023
Delaware Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez Democratic January 29, 2025
Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd Republican April 26, 2023
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Republican January 14, 2019
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane Republican January 2, 2023
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias Democratic January 9, 2023
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales Republican January 1, 2023
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Republican January 1, 2015
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab Republican January 14, 2019
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams Republican January 6, 2020
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry Republican January 8, 2024
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Democratic January 4, 2021
Maryland Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic February 14, 2023
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin Democratic 1995
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Democratic January 1, 2019
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic January 5, 2015
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael D. Watson Jr. Republican January 9, 2020
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins Republican January 13, 2025
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen Republican January 4, 2021
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen Republican January 10, 2019
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar Democratic January 2, 2023
New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan Republican January 10, 2022
New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way Democratic February 26, 2018
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic December 9, 2016
New York Secretary of State Walter Mosley Democratic May 22, 2024
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall Democratic January 11, 1997
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe Republican January 1, 2023
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose Republican January 12, 2019
Oklahoma Secretary of State Josh Cockroft Republican September 15, 2023
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read Democratic January 6, 2025
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt Republican June 29, 2023
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore Democratic January 3, 2023
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond Republican 2003
South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson Republican December 5, 2022
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett Republican January 15, 2009
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson Republican January 7, 2023
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas Democratic January 5, 2023
Virginia Secretary of State Kelly Gee Republican February 8, 2024
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Democratic November 22, 2021
West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner Republican January 13, 2025
Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski Democratic March 17, 2023
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray Republican January 2, 2023



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