Event

Your Vote Counts

Kym Wyman, Washingtons Secretary of State, oversees our election process to make sure that it is open, fair and treats voting as a right, not a privilege. Active in her national association of elected officials, Secretary Wyman will offer insights into questions of voter fraud, voter suppression and the susceptibility of various voting systems to hacking and technical sabotage.

Secretary Kim Wyman is Washingtons 15th Secretary of State. First elected in 2012, she is serving her second term and is only the second female Secretary of State in Washingtons history. She also is one of only two elected Republicans holding statewide office. Prior to being elected to this office, Kim served as Thurston County Elections Director for nearly a decade and was elected Thurston County Auditor from 2001-2013.

Secretary Wyman is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, and holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Leadership from City University, Seattle, in 2015. Ms Wyman is a Certified Elections and Registration Administrator (CERA) from The Elections Center and Auburn University, and is a Washington State Certified Election Administrator.