Dear Colorado Voter, Almost 25% of active voters have returned a ballot according to the Secretary of State. If the same number of voters cast ballots this year as four years ago, then almost 40% of the ballots have already been cast. I’m on radio, in newspapers and in digital media. The best outreach, though, is personal contacts so please keep telling people about my candidacy. I got very little coverage in The Colorado Sun, Colorado Public Radio and Colorado Politics vot

Dear Colorado Voter, The Denver Post made an endorsement in the Secretary of State contest on Thursday. In contrast to the other two candidates mentioned, The Denver Post was 100% positive about me (even though they endorsed someone else): “We also were impressed with Celeste Landry, the Forward Party candidate who is on the ballot. Landry understands Colorado election laws, having volunteered with the League of Women Voters. She's an advocate of Colorado's election system bu

Dear Colorado Voter, It’s been a busy week! Wed, Oct 7 – City Matters* podcast out of CO Springs https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WaDgyYrsKIYGccXh98iFy Thurs, Oct 8 – New campaign literature* now prominently posted on my website’s home page Fri, Oct 9 – Kalshi https://kalshi.com/markets/kxsecstateco/co-secstate/kxsecstateco-26 Sat, Oct 10 – Colorado Politics’ only-major-party-candidates debate. My supporters and I showed up to tell the world that I’m a candidate and was bein

Dear Colorado Voter, With 4 weeks left, I am now spending the money that you all have so generously donated. A billboard on I-25. New campaign literature so I can succinctly introduce myself. Online advertising. (Check out your favorite Colorado town at https://www.ourconnectedcommunities.com/CO .) More in-state travel. Possibly a movie screening of the 2012 Chilean film “No” – maybe on my birthday. The best birthday present would be 1.5 million Coloradans voting for me! Plea

By now, Colorado’s big Blue Book on ballot measures has arrived in voters’ mailboxes. Various other voter guides cover candidates and/or may include endorsements.

Election integrity – one of my priority issues – may seem synonymous with election security. Yet, election integrity is so much more.

Dear Colorado Voter, You’ve probably heard by now that Colorado’s mail ballots may proceed as usual. The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Postal Service may NOT change mail-ballot procedures this year. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, while Justice Kavanaugh thought the USPS argument had merit but concurred with the majority that “officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before” the November 2026 election. As a candidate, my life continues

Dear Colorado Voter, On Friday – the deadline for certifying the ballot! – a judge allowed the Libertarians to replace their dropped-out candidate; we are back to 5 candidates running for SoS. I called the new Libertarian nominee yesterday to remind him that yesterday was the deadline for filing a campaign finance report. I am behind the major-party candidates in fundraising, but I have been frugal and have about $25,000 on hand, compared to the Democrat with ~$84,000 and the

Dear Colorado Voter, Political wisdom says that Labor Day is when most voters start paying attention. To kick off this new campaign period, please march with us in the Louisville Labor Day parade. Last week, the Libertarian nominee for Secretary of State withdrew from the race, just after the minor-party deadline for replacing him. He didn't have much chance of winning, but "privileging the major parties" once again reared its ugly head. There are 4 candidates in the SoS cont

Dear Colorado Voter, Did you know that not all secretaries of state oversee elections? (If you follow me on social media, then you do. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122122699785255242&set=a.122098661517255242 ) Karen Brinson Bell, the former Executive Director of NC's State Board of Elections, spoke to CO election administrators about conducting elections in a time of crisis. She oversaw elections in 2024 during Hurricane Helene and had a lot of tips and advice. She poi

Dear Colorado Voter, I have 3 goals in this campaign: To win and become the next Secretary of State To alert Coloradans about unprecedented, unconstitutional special elections To offer a nonpartisan-type candidate to be (an ideally nonpartisan) Sec of State Regarding #2, you can trust me to protect your right to vote! As I have noted in previous emails, I'm the only candidate who seems concerned about voters in special elections being disenfranchised based solely on their bel

Dear Colorado Voter, Tuesday was a big day! I spent the whole day with Colorado county clerks and elections staff at their summer conference. In the evening I spoke to Longmont City Council at second reading for two ballot measures to adopt ranked voting and to transition to a 3-winner at-large contest in 2029 and 3 separate ward contests in 2031. Both measures are headed to the ballot! On the campaign trail, I meet many people who want me to win and be the next Secretary of

Dear Colorado Voter, Greg Lopez and Shimon Blau hit the headlines this week when they both qualified for the November ballot as unaffiliated candidates. They are giving voters another choice in the gubernatorial and U.S. House CD-1 (Denver) contests, respectively – two contests that were not looking very competitive. Greg Lopez briefly served in the U.S. House in 2024 replacing Ken Buck. Lopez is expected to draw votes mostly from Republicans, but I doubt he'll prevent the Re

Dear Colorado Voter, I believe I'm the best candidate for Secretary of State. I'm not necessarily the best-known candidate though. I have worked mostly behind the scenes in the nonpartisan elections and voting space. If elected, I would be the first CO Secretary of State not beholden to a major party. With a majority of Colorado's electorate registered as unaffiliated, it's time to have a nonpartisan official running our elections. The Forward Party is a political party, but

Dear Colorado Voter, The two Democrats competing in the Secretary of State primary election spent $600,000. The winner, Amanda Gonzalez, was outspent two to one. The primary election is only round 1. Any media and pundits prematurely proclaiming Amanda G. the "next Secretary of State" are disrespecting the process. Allow the voters to consider me and the other SoS candidates on the November ballot! (Two Amandas are running. The other is Amanda Campbell of the American Constit

Dear Colorado Voter, I'm sometimes asked, "Why are you running for Secretary of State?" 1. I have the experience, vision, and leadership qualities to be a great Secretary of State. For about a decade, I have worked with the office and legislators to make Colorado's elections and election laws the best in the nation, often as a member of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters (LWV). 2. Two bills passed in 2025 that, for the first time in American history, disenfranchise voters

Dear Colorado Voter, It's hot in Colorado, and too much of the state is on fire. I hope you and your loved ones are staying cool and safe. The Democratic primary's Sec of State contest had significant roll-off compared to other contested statewide contests on the ballot (July 6th unofficial results). Clearly, the Sec of State contest was not top of mind for many people. ~71K fewer votes than U.S. Senate (Hickenlooper vs Gonzales) 888,686 votes ~65K fewer votes than Governor (

Dear Colorado Voter, Colorado is the only state with a primary election today. I'm flying my Colorado flag today as I do every time Colorado holds a primary election! Thanks to all the candidates running for office, at least all the serious candidates – notice that I did not say "viable." I think viability is largely determined by the media who should be paying attention to all serious candidates regardless of party affiliation. This has been a busy week for elections and com

Dear Colorado Voter, This 38-week campaign is at its halfway point! So far, I've been to 52 of the 64 counties. See photos by going to the map of CO counties on my website's Home page. I've participated in two candidate forums. You can watch the June 15th forum at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l__Ryf8npR_MYYSPVAv9ac9N-an3NRI4/view or by going to my website's News page. Many supporters have asked for guidance on which Sec of State candidate to vote for in the Democratic pri

Dear Colorado Voter, Yesterday I participated in a Common Cause forum for secretary of state candidates. Several recipients of these weekly emails watched me, the Republican, and one of the Democrats discuss important issues for the job we want. I have requested a link to the forum recording to post on my campaign website's News page. I was disappointed that the candidate who has raised by far the most money did not show up. Neither did she participate in the March 31st Denve