The secretary of State of Colorado is the head of the Colorado Department of State. It is one of the most important government positions in the state of Colorado.
William Clark was the first secretary of State of Colorado in 1876 and finished his term in 1879.
Here is a chronological list of all secretaries of State of Colorado.
S/N Name Term Party 1 William Clark 1876–1879 Republican 2 Norman H. Meldrum 1879–1883 Republican 3 Melvin Edwards 1883–1887 Republican 4 James Rice 1887–1891 Republican 5 Edward J. Eaton 1891–1893 Republican 6 Nelson O. McCless 1893–1895 Populist 7 Albert B. McGaffey 1895–1897 Republican 8 Charles H.S. Whipple 1897–1899 Democratic 9 Elmer F. Beckwith 1899–1901 Democratic 10 David A. Mills 1901–1903 Democratic 11 James Cowie 1903–1907 Republican 12 Timothy O’Connor 1907–1909 Republican 13 James B. Pearce 1909–1915 Democratic 14 John E. Ramer 1915–1917 Republican 15 James R. Noland 1917–1921 Democratic 16 Carl Milliken 1921–1927 Republican 17 Charles Armstrong 1927–1935 Republican 18 James Carr 1935–1935 Democratic 19 George Saunders 1935–1941 Democratic 20 Walter Morrison 1941–1949 Republican 21 George Baker 1949–1953 Democratic 22 Homer Bruce 1953–1955 Republican 23 George Baker 1955–1963 Democratic 24 Bryon A. Anderson 1963–1974 Republican 25 Mary Estill Buchanan 1974–1983 Republican 26 Natalie Meyer 1983–1995 Republican 27 Victoria Buckley 1995–1999 Republican 28 Donetta Davidson 1999–2005 Republican 29 Gigi Dennis 2005–2007 Republican 30 Mike Coffman 2007–2009 Republican 31 Bernie Buescher 2009–2011 Democratic 32 Scott Gessler 2011–2015 Republican 33 Wayne W. Williams 2015–2019 Republican 34 Jena Griswold 2019–present Democratic
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