Kolodin, Alexander

Running For:

Secretary of State

Political Affiliation:

Republican

Age:

39

Occupation:

Attorney and State Representative

Education:

J.D., University of Pennsylvania; B.S.F.S. Georgetown University

Family:

Wife, two children

Religion:

Jewish

Biographical Info:

For more than a decade, Alex Kolodin has fought for transparency, accountability, and the rule of law in the courtroom and at the Capitol. In the Legislature, he sponsored bipartisan election reforms that strengthened early-voter verification, protected military ballots, improved chain of custody, and helped speed up results. Alex is an experienced election attorney, Arizona State Representative, and small business owner running for Secretary of State to restore transparency to our elections. He’s a graduate of Georgetown University, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a former Goldwater Institute Reagan Fellow. Alex lives in Scottsdale with his wife and two children.

Statement:

As Secretary of State, my sole focus will be on serving all voters, regardless of political affiliation, and administering elections that are secure, transparent, honest, and follow the law, while delivering fast results that all Arizonans can have confidence in on election night.

I’ve been fighting for Arizonans’ civil liberties, including the right to free and fair elections, for well over a decade. As an experienced election attorney, I’ve successfully challenged my opponent Adrian Fontes’ numerous and repeated violations of the law in court.

As a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, I’ve been the state’s most successful election policy-focused legislator — achieving broad bipartisan support for some of the most important election laws in state history. I’ve fought to protect the voting rights of military members, veterans, the disabled, rural voters, and voters from every Party, income level, race, gender and age.

The reality is that the process of administering elections shouldn’t be about right vs. left or rich vs. poor. Election administration is about following the law, running world class elections, and delivering fast results that voters can trust. I’m Alex Kolodin and I’m humbly asking for your vote to be Arizona’s next Secretary of State.