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border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmidt" title="Al Schmidt">Al Schmidt</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /></div>since June 29, 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-06-29</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Pennsylvania Department of State</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Secretary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">Governor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1777</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Matlack" title="Timothy Matlack">Timothy Matlack</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dos.pa.gov/about-us/Pages/Secretary-of-the-Commonwealth.aspx/">Official website</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</b> (or "<a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">secretary of state</a>") administers the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Department_of_State" title="Pennsylvania Department of State">Pennsylvania Department of State</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> (officially, "<a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. state)">commonwealth</a>") of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>. </p><p>The secretary is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">governor</a> subject to confirmation by the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">state senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since June 2023, the secretary is <a href="/wiki/Al_Schmidt" title="Al Schmidt">Al Schmidt</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> appointed by Governor <a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-secretaries_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secretaries-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The department protects the public's <a href="/wiki/Health" title="Health">health</a>, <a href="/wiki/Safety" title="Safety">safety</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Welfare">welfare</a> by licensing more than one million business, health, and real estate professionals; maintaining registration and financial information for thousands of charities soliciting contributions from Pennsylvanians; overseeing Pennsylvania's electoral process; maintaining corporate filings; and sanctioning <a href="/wiki/Professional_boxing" title="Professional boxing">professional boxing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kickboxing" title="Kickboxing">kick–boxing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a> in the commonwealth. Unlike many other states which elect the secretary of state, in Pennsylvania, this position is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Senate">Pennsylvania Senate</a>. </p><p>The secretary is the keeper of the <a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Pennsylvania" title="Seal of Pennsylvania">Great Seal of the Commonwealth</a> and authenticates government documents through the seal's use. The secretary is also the commonwealth's chief election official. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boards_and_commissions">Boards and commissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Boards and commissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chairman of the Pennsylvania Election Reform Task Force</li> <li>Chairman of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and Its Navigable Tributaries</li> <li>The Board of Finance and Revenue</li> <li>The Board of Property</li> <li>The Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board</li> <li>The State Athletic Commission</li> <li>The Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness</li> <li>The Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretaries_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania">Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Dates served </th> <th>Appointed by </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Timothy_Matlack.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Timothy_Matlack.jpg/60px-Timothy_Matlack.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Timothy_Matlack.jpg/90px-Timothy_Matlack.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Timothy_Matlack.jpg/120px-Timothy_Matlack.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1283" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Matlack" title="Timothy Matlack">Timothy Matlack</a> </td> <td>1777–1783 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wharton_Jr." title="Thomas Wharton Jr.">Thomas Wharton Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg/60px-John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg/90px-John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg/120px-John_Armstrong_Jr_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="531" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Armstrong_Jr." title="John Armstrong Jr.">John Armstrong, Jr.</a> </td> <td>1783–1787 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Dickinson" title="John Dickinson">John Dickinson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_(monogram)._LCCN2016649133.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg/60px-Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg/90px-Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg/120px-Charles_Biddle._Vice_Pres%27t_of_the_Supreme_Exece._Counl._of_Pennsylvania_-_DMS_%28monogram%29._LCCN2016649133.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6184" data-file-height="7968" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Biddle" title="Charles Biddle">Charles Biddle</a> </td> <td>1787–1791 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_James_Dallas_(1791%E2%80%931844).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png/60px-Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png/90px-Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png/120px-Alexander_James_Dallas_%281791%E2%80%931844%29.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_J._Dallas_(statesman)" title="Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)">Alexander J. Dallas</a> </td> <td>1791–1801 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mifflin" title="Thomas Mifflin">Thomas Mifflin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Thomas McKean Thompson </td> <td>1801–1808 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_McKean" title="Thomas McKean">Thomas McKean</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Nathaniel B. Boileau </td> <td>1808–1817 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Snyder" title="Simon Snyder">Simon Snyder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Thomas Sergeant </td> <td>1817–1819 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Findlay_(governor)" title="William Findlay (governor)">William Findlay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SIng.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/SIng.jpg/60px-SIng.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/SIng.jpg/90px-SIng.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/SIng.jpg/120px-SIng.jpg 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="233" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_D._Ingham" title="Samuel D. Ingham">Samuel D. Ingham</a> </td> <td>1819–1820 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AndrewGregg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AndrewGregg.jpg/60px-AndrewGregg.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AndrewGregg.jpg/90px-AndrewGregg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AndrewGregg.jpg/120px-AndrewGregg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg" title="Andrew Gregg">Andrew Gregg</a> </td> <td>1820–1823 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hiester" title="Joseph Hiester">Joseph Hiester</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Molton C. Rogers </td> <td>1823–1826 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Andrew_Shulze" title="John Andrew Shulze">John Andrew Shulze</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isaac_Barnard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Isaac_Barnard.jpg/60px-Isaac_Barnard.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Isaac_Barnard.jpg/90px-Isaac_Barnard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Isaac_Barnard.jpg/120px-Isaac_Barnard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_D._Barnard" title="Isaac D. Barnard">Isaac D. Barnard</a> </td> <td>1826–1827 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Calvin Blythe </td> <td>1827–1829 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SamuelMcKean.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/SamuelMcKean.jpg/60px-SamuelMcKean.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/SamuelMcKean.jpg/90px-SamuelMcKean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/SamuelMcKean.jpg/120px-SamuelMcKean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="225" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_McKean" title="Samuel McKean">Samuel McKean</a> </td> <td>1829–1833 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_Wolf" title="George Wolf">George Wolf</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James Findley </td> <td>1833–1835 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg/60px-Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg/90px-Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg/120px-Thomas_Henry_Burrowes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="462" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Henry_Burrowes" title="Thomas Henry Burrowes">Thomas Henry Burrowes</a> </td> <td>1835–1839 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ritner" title="Joseph Ritner">Joseph Ritner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FrancisShunk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/FrancisShunk.jpg/60px-FrancisShunk.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/FrancisShunk.jpg/90px-FrancisShunk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/FrancisShunk.jpg/120px-FrancisShunk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="285" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_R._Shunk" title="Francis R. Shunk">Francis R. Shunk</a> </td> <td>1839–1842 </td> <td rowspan="3">David R. Porter </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Anson V. Parsons </td> <td>1842–1843 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles McClure </td> <td>1843–1845 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Jesse Miller </td> <td>1845–1848 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_R._Shunk" title="Francis R. Shunk">Francis R. Shunk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Townsend_Haines" title="Townsend Haines">Townsend Haines</a> </td> <td>1848–1850 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_F._Johnston" title="William F. Johnston">William F. Johnston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Alexander L. Russel </td> <td>1850–1852 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Francis W. Hughes </td> <td>1852–1853 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Bigler" title="William Bigler">William Bigler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles A Black </td> <td>1853–1855 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_(1897)_(14591313577).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg/60px-Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg/90px-Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg/120px-Abraham_Lincoln_%281897%29_%2814591313577%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1770" data-file-height="1960" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg_Curtin" title="Andrew Gregg Curtin">Andrew Gregg Curtin</a> </td> <td>1855–1858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Pollock_(American_politician)" title="James Pollock (American politician)">James Pollock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William M. Heister </td> <td>1858–1861 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_F._Packer" title="William F. Packer">William F. Packer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Eli Slifer </td> <td>1861–1867 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg_Curtin" title="Andrew Gregg Curtin">Andrew Gregg Curtin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Francis Jordan </td> <td>1867–1873 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_W._Geary" title="John W. Geary">John W. Geary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MatthewQuay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/60px-MatthewQuay.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/90px-MatthewQuay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/120px-MatthewQuay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="183" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Quay" title="Matthew Quay">Matthew S. Quay</a> </td> <td>1873–1878 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Hartranft" title="John F. Hartranft">John F. Hartranft</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John Blair Linn </td> <td>1878–1879 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MatthewQuay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/60px-MatthewQuay.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/90px-MatthewQuay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/MatthewQuay.jpg/120px-MatthewQuay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="183" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Quay" title="Matthew Quay">Matthew S. Quay</a> </td> <td>1879–1882 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Hoyt" title="Henry M. Hoyt">Henry M. Hoyt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Francis Jordan </td> <td>1882–1883 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/60px-William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/90px-William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/120px-William_Stenger_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2029" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Stenger" title="William Stenger">William S. Stenger</a> </td> <td>1883–1887 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Robert E. Pattison</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlesWarrenStone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CharlesWarrenStone.jpg/60px-CharlesWarrenStone.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CharlesWarrenStone.jpg/90px-CharlesWarrenStone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CharlesWarrenStone.jpg/120px-CharlesWarrenStone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="201" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Warren_Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Warren Stone">Charles Warren Stone</a> </td> <td>1887–1890 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_A._Beaver" title="James A. Beaver">James A. Beaver</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Jacob H. Longnecker </td> <td>1890–1891 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Francis_Harrity.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Francis_Harrity.png/60px-William_Francis_Harrity.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Francis_Harrity.png/90px-William_Francis_Harrity.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Francis_Harrity.png/120px-William_Francis_Harrity.png 2x" data-file-width="333" data-file-height="440" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_F._Harrity" title="William F. Harrity">William F. Harrity</a> </td> <td>1891–1895 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Pattison" title="Robert E. Pattison">Robert E. Pattison</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Frank Reeder </td> <td>1895–1897 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._Hastings" title="Daniel H. Hastings">Daniel H. Hastings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>David Martin </td> <td>1897–1899 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_W._Griest_(Pennsylvania_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/60px-William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/90px-William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg/120px-William_W._Griest_%28Pennsylvania_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="706" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Walton_Griest" class="mw-redirect" title="William Walton Griest">William Walton Griest</a> </td> <td>1899–1903 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_A._Stone" title="William A. Stone">William A. Stone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Frank M. Fuller </td> <td>1903–1905 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_W._Pennypacker" title="Samuel W. Pennypacker">Samuel W. Pennypacker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Robert B. McAfee </td> <td>1905–1915 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg/60px-Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg/90px-Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg/120px-Cyrus_Woods_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2267" data-file-height="3023" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Woods" title="Cyrus Woods">Cyrus Woods</a> </td> <td>1915–1921 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Grove_Brumbaugh" title="Martin Grove Brumbaugh">Martin Grove Brumbaugh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bernard J. Myers </td> <td>1921–1923 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/William_Cameron_Sproul" title="William Cameron Sproul">William Cameron Sproul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Clyde L. King </td> <td>1923–1926 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot" title="Gifford Pinchot">Gifford Pinchot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>E. H. Conarroe </td> <td>1926–1927 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles Johnson </td> <td>1927–1929 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Stuchell_Fisher" title="John Stuchell Fisher">John Stuchell Fisher</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Robert R. Lewis </td> <td>1929–1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James Walker </td> <td>1930–1931 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Beamish" title="Richard J. Beamish">Richard J. Beamish</a> </td> <td>1931–1934 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot" title="Gifford Pinchot">Gifford Pinchot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John J. Owen </td> <td>1934–1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_L._Lawrence_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg/60px-David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg/90px-David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg/120px-David_L._Lawrence_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="174" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_L._Lawrence" title="David L. Lawrence">David L. Lawrence</a> </td> <td>1935–1939 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/George_Howard_Earle_III" title="George Howard Earle III">George Earle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sophia_O%27Hara" title="Sophia O'Hara">Sophia O'Hara</a> </td> <td>1939–1943 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_James_(politician)" title="Arthur James (politician)">Arthur James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles M. Morrison </td> <td>1943–1949 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Martin_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)">Edward Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gene D. Smith </td> <td>1949–1955 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/James_H._Duff" title="James H. Duff">James H. Duff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James A. Finnegan </td> <td>1955 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Martin_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)">Edward Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Henry Harner </td> <td>1955–1956 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/George_M._Leader" title="George M. Leader">George M. Leader</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James A. Finnegan </td> <td>1956–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_S_Rice_(1964).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg/60px-John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg/90px-John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg/120px-John_S_Rice_%281964%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="377" data-file-height="502" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_S._Rice" title="John S. Rice">John S. Rice</a> </td> <td>1958–1961 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>E. James Trimarchi </td> <td>1961–1963 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/David_L._Lawrence" title="David L. Lawrence">David L. Lawrence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George I. Bloom </td> <td>1963–1965 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Scranton" title="William Scranton">William Scranton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>W. Stuart Helm </td> <td>1965–1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Craig Truax </td> <td>1967–1968 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Raymond_P._Shafer" title="Raymond P. Shafer">Raymond P. Shafer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Joseph J. Kelley </td> <td>1968–1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._Delores_Tucker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/C._Delores_Tucker.jpg/60px-C._Delores_Tucker.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/C._Delores_Tucker.jpg/90px-C._Delores_Tucker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/C._Delores_Tucker.jpg/120px-C._Delores_Tucker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2460" data-file-height="3300" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C._Delores_Tucker" title="C. Delores Tucker">C. Delores Tucker</a> </td> <td>1971–1977 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Milton_Shapp" title="Milton Shapp">Milton Shapp</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James D. Golden </td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Barton A. Fields </td> <td>1977–1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethel_D._Allen" title="Ethel D. Allen">Ethel D. Allen</a> </td> <td>1979 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Thornburgh" title="Dick Thornburgh">Dick Thornburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William R. Davis </td> <td>1979–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Richard E. Anderson </td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gleason_(politician)" title="Robert Gleason (politician)">Robert A Gleason, Jr.</a> </td> <td>1985–1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James J. Haggerty </td> <td>1987–1989 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Casey_Sr." title="Bob Casey Sr.">Bob Casey Sr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Christopher A. Lewis </td> <td>1989–1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Brenda K. Mitchell </td> <td>1992–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Robert N. Grant </td> <td>1994–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Kane" title="Yvette Kane">Yvette Kane</a> </td> <td>1995–1998 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Ridge" title="Tom Ridge">Tom Ridge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Pizzingrilli" title="Kim Pizzingrilli">Kim Pizzingrilli</a> </td> <td>1999–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>C. Michael Weaver </td> <td>2002–2003 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Schweiker" title="Mark Schweiker">Mark Schweiker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cortes-nass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/60px-Cortes-nass.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/90px-Cortes-nass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/120px-Cortes-nass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Cort%C3%A9s" title="Pedro Cortés">Pedro Cortés</a> </td> <td>2003–2010 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Rendell" title="Ed Rendell">Ed Rendell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Basil L. Merenda </td> <td>2010–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Aichele" title="Carol Aichele">Carol Aichele</a> </td> <td>2011–2015 </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Corbett" title="Tom Corbett">Tom Corbett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cortes-nass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/60px-Cortes-nass.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/90px-Cortes-nass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Cortes-nass.jpg/120px-Cortes-nass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td>Pedro Cortés </td> <td>2015–2017 </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Tom Wolf</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Robert Torres </td> <td>2017–2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_(50569909631)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Wolf_Administration_Holds_Evening_Election_Update_Press_Conference_%2850569909631%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1144" data-file-height="1526" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Boockvar" title="Kathy Boockvar">Kathy Boockvar</a> </td> <td>2019–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veronica_Degraffenreid" title="Veronica Degraffenreid">Veronica Degraffenreid</a> (acting) </td> <td>2021–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_(52342202250)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Gov._Wolf_Expands_Voter_Registration_Access_for_Eligible_Pennsylvanians_%2852342202250%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3076" data-file-height="3890" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leigh_M._Chapman" title="Leigh M. Chapman">Leigh M. Chapman</a> (acting) </td> <td>2022–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Schmidt_2021_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Al_Schmidt_2021_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2288" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmidt" title="Al Schmidt">Al Schmidt</a> </td> <td>2023–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_of_the_Department_of_State">Structure of the Department of State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure of the Department of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pennsylvania Department of State consists of six bureaus: <sup id="cite_ref-structure_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-structure-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations</li> <li>Bureau of Finance and Operations</li> <li>Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation</li> <li>Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs</li> <li>Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation</li> <li>State Athletic Commission</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(U.S._state_government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State (U.S. state government)">Secretary of State (U.S. state government)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Pennsylvania">Attorney General of Pennsylvania</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 22,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pennsylvania+Department+of+State&rft.atitle=Acting+Secretary+of+the+Commonwealth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dos.pa.gov%2Fabout-us%2FPages%2FSecretary-of-the-Commonwealth.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASecretary+of+the+Commonwealth+of+Pennsylvania" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dos.pa.gov/about-us/Pages/default.aspx">"About Us"</a>. <i>Pennsylvania Department of State</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Mosley">Walter T. Mosley</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Secretary_of_State" title="North Carolina Secretary of State">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Marshall" title="Elaine Marshall">Elaine Marshall</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State" title="North Dakota Secretary of State">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howe_(politician)" title="Michael Howe (politician)">Michael Howe</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Secretary_of_State" title="Ohio Secretary of State">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_LaRose" title="Frank LaRose">Frank LaRose</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Secretary_of_State" title="Oklahoma Secretary of State">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Cockroft" title="Josh Cockroft">Josh Cockroft</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/LaVonne_Griffin-Valade" title="LaVonne Griffin-Valade">LaVonne Griffin-Valade</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmidt" title="Al Schmidt">Al Schmidt</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Rhode_Island" title="Secretary of State of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Amore" title="Gregg Amore">Gregg Amore</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_South_Carolina" title="Secretary of State of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hammond_(American_politician)" title="Mark Hammond (American politician)">Mark Hammond</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_South_Dakota" title="Secretary of State of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Monae_Johnson" title="Monae Johnson">Monae Johnson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Secretary_of_State" title="Tennessee Secretary of State">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tre_Hargett" title="Tre Hargett">Tre Hargett</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Bassett</a> (D)</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Eleasalo_Ale" title="Eleasalo Ale">Eleasalo Ale</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Josh Tenorio</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. 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