Gregg Amore
Democratic · RI · Secretary of State of Rhode Island
Gregg Amore has been Rhode Island's secretary of state since 2023, after ten years as a state representative from East Providence and 27 years teaching high school history. He focuses on making voting easier and modernizing how people deal with state government.
Where Gregg Amore stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Election Integrity (3 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Launched a new online filing system for business trade names. Under a 2024 state law, these registrations moved from city and town halls to his office, and holders now file free yearly renewals.
September 22, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ri.gov
As Rhode Island Secretary of State, pushed eight bills from his office that the General Assembly passed in the 2024 session. They included letting unaffiliated voters return to unaffiliated status automatically after voting in a party primary, requiring ballot questions to be written at an eighth-grade reading level, and setting a uniform process for reviewing suspected forgery on nomination papers.
June 14, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ri.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Supported 2025 legislation creating penalties for threats against poll workers and regulating synthetic media in election communications.
June 23, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: ri.gov
As Rhode Island Secretary of State, pushed eight bills from his office that the General Assembly passed in the 2024 session. They included letting unaffiliated voters return to unaffiliated status automatically after voting in a party primary, requiring ballot questions to be written at an eighth-grade reading level, and setting a uniform process for reviewing suspected forgery on nomination papers.
June 14, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: ri.gov
As a state representative, cosponsored the Let RI Vote Act, which expanded access to the ballot.
June 1, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: sos.ri.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Created a pocket-size "Know Your Rights" guide for voters with Attorney General Peter Neronha, in English and Spanish, on the first day of early voting for the state primary.
August 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: ri.gov
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received Gov. Dan McKee's endorsement for secretary of state in the November 2026 general election, after the September primary.
September 21, 2026
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Criticized the Trump administration's executive order on mail voting after the Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. California. He told voters the ruling did not change mail ballots for Rhode Island's September primary.
August 25, 2026
Source: ri.gov
Created and launched the Rhode Island Civic Leadership Program, which began its first student session during the 2023-2024 school year.
September 1, 2023
Source: sos.ri.gov
Was sworn in as Rhode Island's 30th Secretary of State.
January 3, 2023
Source: ri.gov
As a state representative, served as original sponsor of the Hope Scholarship providing two years of tuition-free education at Rhode Island College.
June 1, 2021
Source: sos.ri.gov
Past races Gregg Amore ran in:
- Secretary of State · November 3, 2026 · Rhode Island · incumbent
- Secretary of State · September 9, 2026 · Rhode Island · incumbent