Alison Case Lundergan Grimes is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who was the secretary of state of Kentucky from 2012 until 2020. Grimes was elected in 2011 after defeating incumbent Elaine Walker in the Democratic primary and Republican candidate Bill Johnson in the general election. She was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2014, unsuccessfully challenging Republican incumbent and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. She was re-elected for a second term as Secretary of State of Kentucky on November 3, 2015, defeating Republican Stephen Knipper. Term limited in 2019, she was succeeded by Republican Michael Adams.
Grimes in 2016
Alison Lundergan Grimes (second from right) appearing at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
Alison Lundergan Grimes talks to family members of Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing Airmen during a homecoming ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky.
Secretary of State of Kentucky
The secretary of state of Kentucky is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is now an elected office, but was an appointed office prior to 1891. The current secretary of state is Republican Michael Adams, who was elected on November 5, 2019; he took office on January 6, 2020.
Secretary of State of Kentucky
