Swoboda, Gina

Running For:

Secretary of State

Political Affiliation:

Republican

Age:

56

Occupation:

Policy Advisor

Education:

BA Magna cum laude

Family:

2 children, husband of 31 years

Religion:

Catholic

Biographical Info:

Gina is a Certified Elections Officer in the State of Arizona and has served in that office under two Secretaries of State.
Gina served as Chair of the Republican Party of Arizona for 2024 and 2025, taking the party from insolvency to victory in 2024, raising $20 million dollars in ten months and winning up and down the ballot, delivering victories from the State Supreme Court races to expanding the legislature, delivering President Trump the largest margin of any swing state at 5.5%.
Under her leadership, we defeated the terrible Ranked Choice Voting initiative, a policy Gina has fought nationwide in her role as Distinguished Fellow with the Honest Elections Project.
Gina served as Chair of the RNC Committee on Election Integrity, ensuring our votes were secured, tracking our RNC litigation nationwide, and empowering working groups across the country.
As Executive Director of the Voter Reference Foundation from 2021 through 2025, Gina worked nationwide to ensure transparency in our voter rolls, winning key litigation providing transparency to the public on voter list maintenance.
Gina served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Arizona State Senate, helping to craft legislation to protect our election process, and served in the Arizona State House of Representatives under Speaker Toma coordinating with legal counsel on key election litigation that resulted in victories on key aspects of the elections procedures manual that controls much of our election administration in our beautiful state.
With over 20 years of regulatory reform, compliance and policy advocacy under her belt, Gina is ideally positioned to effectively manage the Arizona Secretary of State’s office and to ensure transparent, accountable and competent service for all Arizonans.

Statement:

I am running for Secretary of State to ensure our elections are transparent, our office is accountable, and our state is served with integrity and competence.

As Secretary of State, I will work to secure our elections, increase transparency in our operations, and ensure that every process administered by this office is handled with professionalism and accuracy.

My commitment is simple: transparency in every action, accountability at every level, and competent leadership you can trust