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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">54th <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">Secretary of State of Alabama</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 16, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Merrill_(American_politician)" title="John Merrill (American politician)">John Merrill</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">Alabama House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 89th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />November 7, 2018 – November 10, 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Boothe" title="Alan Boothe">Alan Boothe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Paramore" title="Marcus Paramore">Marcus Paramore</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Wesley Harrison Allen</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1975-08-15</span>) </span>August 15, 1975<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 49)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Allen_(politician)" title="Gerald Allen (politician)">Gerald Allen</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wesley Harrison Allen</b> (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and former probate judge who is the <a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">secretary of state of Alabama</a>, serving since 2023. He was previously a member of the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">Alabama House of Representatives</a>, representing the 89th district from 2018 to 2022, and was elected as Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/2022_Alabama_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Alabama Secretary of State election">in 2022</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> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen earned a bachelor's degree from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a> and a master's degree from <a href="/wiki/Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy University</a>. As an undergraduate, Allen played on the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama Crimson Tide football</a> team under coaches <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Gene Stallings</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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_political_activities">Early political activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early political activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, Allen was appointed to serve as a probate judge of <a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Alabama" title="Pike County, Alabama">Pike County, Alabama</a> by then-Governor <a href="/wiki/Bob_Riley" title="Bob Riley">Bob Riley</a>. Allen won election to a full term as a judge in 2012. In 2018, Allen was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">Alabama House of Representatives</a>, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Alan_Boothe" title="Alan Boothe">Alan Boothe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alabama_Secretary_of_State">Alabama Secretary of State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Alabama Secretary of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 5, 2021, Allen announced his candidacy for <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">secretary of state of Alabama</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Alabama_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Alabama Secretary of State election">2022 election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen came in second out of a field of four candidates in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022, forcing a runoff election with State Auditor <a href="/wiki/Jim_Zeigler" title="Jim Zeigler">Jim Zeigler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The runoff election was held on June 21, 2022, and Allen defeated Zeigler with the largest percentage margin of victory of any Republican primary race held in Alabama on that date, earning 64% of the votes cast.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen went on to win the general election against Democratic nominee Pamela Lafitte and Libertarian nominee Jason "Matt" Shelby, with Allen attaining 65% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_security">Election security</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Election security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a member of the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">Alabama House of Representatives</a>, Allen served as the vice-chair of the Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee. As a member and leader of that committee, Allen played a key role in determining which bills would make it to the floor of the House to be debated by the full body and which bills would be voted down during the committee process.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen used his experience and knowledge as a former <a href="/wiki/Probate_Judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Probate Judge">Probate Judge</a>, the chief elections official at the county level, to advance several key election security bills. During the 2021 legislative session, Allen sponsored and passed a bill to ban curbside voting in Alabama. That bill was signed into law by Governor <a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a> on May 26, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, Allen sponsored and passed HD89, commonly referred to in the media as the "Zuckerbucks" bill.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legislation, signed into law by Governor Ivey, prohibits state and local election officials from accepting private donations to fund election-related expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill was passed in response to reports in the 2020 election that <a href="/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg" title="Mark Zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, reportedly directed some $350 million in donations, or "Zuckerbucks," to more than 2,500 election officials throughout the country. Allen has also made several campaign promises during his run for secretary of state that relate to election security. He has promised that no election machine in Alabama will be connected to the internet under his watch. He has also strongly opposes ballot drop boxes and mass mail voting.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ERIC">ERIC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: ERIC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen vowed that, if elected, his first act as secretary of state would be to withdraw Alabama from membership in the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Registration_Information_Center" title="Electronic Registration Information Center">Electronic Registration Information Center</a>, also known as ERIC.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen asserted that the $25,000 membership fee was a waste of taxpayer dollars and contended that Alabamians would not agree to their information being used by ERIC to maintain accurate voter rolls.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen also had concerns over the fact that the seed money used to start ERIC was connected to organizations funded by <a href="/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A week after his victory in the 2022 Alabama Secretary of State general election, Allen sent a letter to the Electronic Registration Information Center informing the organization that Alabama would withdraw from participating in the program immediately upon his inauguration on January 16, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alabama's withdrawal from ERIC became official on that day, following Allen's inauguration as Allen signed a letter to ERIC notifying them of his withdrawal minutes after being sworn in.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Amendment">Second Amendment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Second Amendment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wes Allen is a vocal supporter of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Second Amendment to the United States Constitution">2nd amendment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen voted for and co-sponsored Alabama's constitutional carry legislation which was signed into law in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transgender_policies">Transgender policies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transgender policies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen sponsored the Alabama Vulnerable Child Protection Act, which prohibits doctors from administering <a href="/wiki/Puberty_blocker" title="Puberty blocker">puberty blockers</a> to children in Alabama for the purpose of changing their sex. It also bans sex change surgeries from being performed on minors in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill was passed and signed into law by Alabama's governor in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abortion">Abortion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Abortion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen believes that life begins at conception and has been vocal about his <a href="/wiki/Anti-abortion_movements" title="Anti-abortion movements">anti-abortion</a> stance. He voted for and co-sponsored one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the country, the <a href="/wiki/Human_Life_Protection_Act" title="Human Life Protection Act">Human Life Protection Act</a>, which was signed into law in 2019. The law was initially held up by an injunction in federal court but that injunction was lifted after the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">United States Supreme Court</a> overturned <i><a href="/wiki/Roe_v._Wade" title="Roe v. Wade">Roe v. Wade</a></i> and the Human Life Protection Act became law.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allen's father, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Allen_(politician)" title="Gerald Allen (politician)">Gerald Allen</a>, has served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Legislature" title="Alabama Legislature">Alabama Legislature</a> since 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allen and his wife, Cae, have two children and live in <a 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States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">Secretary of State of Alabama</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/2022_Alabama_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Alabama Secretary of State election">2022</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Most recent</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Merrill_(American_politician)" title="John Merrill (American politician)">John Merrill</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Alabama" title="Secretary of State of Alabama">Secretary of State of Alabama</a> </b><br />2023–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_State_of_Connecticut" title="Secretary of the State of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Thomas_(politician)" title="Stephanie Thomas (politician)">Stephanie Thomas</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Delaware" title="Secretary of State of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_W._Bullock" title="Jeffrey W. Bullock">Jeffrey W. 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Lee">Susan C. Lee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_F._Galvin" title="William F. Galvin">William F. Galvin</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Secretary_of_State" title="Michigan Secretary of State">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jocelyn_Benson" title="Jocelyn Benson">Jocelyn Benson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State" title="Minnesota Secretary of State">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Simon" title="Steve Simon">Steve Simon</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Mississippi" title="Secretary of State of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Watson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Michael Watson (Mississippi politician)">Michael Watson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Ashcroft" title="Jay Ashcroft">Jay Ashcroft</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Montana" title="Secretary of State of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christi_Jacobsen" title="Christi Jacobsen">Christi Jacobsen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Nebraska" title="Secretary of State of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Evnen" title="Bob Evnen">Bob Evnen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Nevada" title="Secretary of State of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cisco_Aguilar" title="Cisco Aguilar">Cisco Aguilar</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Secretary_of_State" title="New Hampshire Secretary of State">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Scanlan" title="David Scanlan">David Scanlan</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_New_Jersey" title="Secretary of State of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_New_Mexico" title="Secretary of State of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Toulouse_Oliver" title="Maggie Toulouse Oliver">Maggie Toulouse Oliver</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_New_York" title="Secretary of State of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Walter_T._Mosley" title="Walter T. 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 href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania">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; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Texas" title="Secretary of State of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jane_Nelson" title="Jane Nelson">Jane Nelson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Henderson" title="Deidre Henderson">Deidre Henderson</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Vermont" title="Secretary of State of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Copeland_Hanzas" title="Sarah Copeland Hanzas">Sarah Copeland Hanzas</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Virginia" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Gee" title="Kelly Gee">Kelly Gee</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Washington" title="Secretary of State of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hobbs_(Washington_politician)" title="Steve Hobbs (Washington politician)">Steve Hobbs</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_West_Virginia" title="Secretary of State of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mac_Warner" title="Mac Warner">Mac Warner</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Bassett">Kimberly A. 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. Apatang">David M. Apatang</a> (I)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Omar_J._Marrero" title="Omar J. Marrero">Omar J. Marrero</a> (PNP)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tregenza_Roach" title="Tregenza Roach">Tregenza Roach</a> (D)</i></div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Political party affiliations</dt> <dd>28 <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (28 states)</dd> <dd>26 <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> (22 states, 3 territories, 1 district)</dd> <dd>1 <span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Independent_Politician" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Politician">Independent</a> (1 territory)</dd> <dd>1 <span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)">New Progressive</a> (1 territory)<br /><i>Italics</i> indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed<br />An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.</dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&oldid=1255622762">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wes_Allen_(politician)&oldid=1255622762</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1975_births" title="Category:1975 births">1975 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Troy,_Alabama" title="Category:People from Troy, Alabama">People from Troy, Alabama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Republican_Party_members_of_the_Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Category:Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives">Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Secretaries_of_state_of_Alabama" title="Category:Secretaries of state of Alabama">Secretaries of state of Alabama</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Troy_University_alumni" title="Category:Troy University alumni">Troy University alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_players" title="Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players">Alabama Crimson Tide football players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_Alabama_politicians" title="Category:21st-century Alabama politicians">21st-century Alabama politicians</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list">CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_August_2024" title="Category:Use mdy dates from August 2024">Use mdy dates from August 2024</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Date_of_birth_not_in_Wikidata" title="Category:Date of birth not in Wikidata">Date of birth not in Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 5 November 2024, at 21:37<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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