Secretary of State of Rhode Island
Gregg Amore
Rhode Island Secretary of State (since January 2021)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Secretary of State of Rhode Island
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- Basic
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Gregg Amore is the incumbent Democratic Secretary of State, seeking a second term unopposed. A former East Providence high school history teacher and athletic director and a former state representative, he has declined a U.S. Justice Department demand for Rhode Island's unredacted voter file, a dispute now on appeal.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Gregg Amore D | incumbent |
Incumbent; the only candidate for this office on the general-election ballot.
Biography
Gregg Amore is the incumbent Democratic Secretary of State, seeking a second term unopposed. A former East Providence high school history teacher and athletic director and a former state representative, he has declined a U.S. Justice Department demand for Rhode Island's unredacted voter file, a dispute now on appeal.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Amore graduated from East Providence High School in 1984, earned a bachelor's degree in history from Providence College in 1988 and received a master's degree in public policy from New England College in 2010.[3] He taught at East Providence High School and served as athletic director for the East Providence School Department before holding elected office.[1][3]
Amore represented House District 65 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023.[3] He has been Rhode Island Secretary of State since January 3, 2023, and launched his re-election campaign in March 2026 with labor and Democratic leaders at his side.[1][3]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- legal2025-12-02 · Declined in 2025 to give the U.S. Department of Justice confidential voter-registration data (driver's license and Social Security numbers), offering the publicly available voter list instead; the Justice Department sued him on December 2, 2025.[4]
- legal2026-06-04 · U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy dismissed the Justice Department's suit in April 2026; the department appealed on June 4, 2026, and the case is pending before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[5]
- action2026-09-04 · Received a Sept. 4, 2026 Justice Department letter directing him to preserve records from the 2024 election, which said he is “under investigation and ongoing litigation” over compliance with federal election laws; his office had not responded as of Sept. 16, per Rhode Island Current.[5]
In their own words
Priorities
- Rhode Island Civic Leadership Program for high school students, which he says has drawn over 300 participants from more than 50 schools, and more than 120 voting and civics lessons.[6]
- An improved state archives building and history center, according to Rhode Island Current's report of his campaign launch.[6]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Flanked by labor and Democratic leaders, RI Secretary of State Gregg Amore kicks off reelection bid · Rhode Island Current · 2026-03-11 News report
- 2.DOJ orders Amore to preserve 2024 election records in ongoing voter data fight · Rhode Island Current · 2026-09-16 News report
- 3.Gregg Amore - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 4.DOJ hits Rhode Island with lawsuit over voter list data · Rhode Island Current · 2025-12-02 News report
- 5.DOJ orders Amore to preserve 2024 election records in ongoing voter data fight · Rhode Island Current · 2026-09-16 News report
- 6.Flanked by labor and Democratic leaders, RI Secretary of State Gregg Amore kicks off reelection bid · Rhode Island Current · 2026-03-11 News report