Alison Case Lundergan Grimes (born November 23, 1978) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who was the secretary of state of Kentucky from 2012 until 2020.

As a child, she knocked on doors on behalf of her father's political campaigns, and later drove voters to the polls on election day.

Grimes grew up wanting to be a doctor, but changed majors in college after passing out while watching carpal tunnel surgery.

[8] She addressed the 2016 Democratic National Convention on the evening of the official roll call vote as a close personal friend of the party's nominee Hillary Clinton.

[11][12][13] She currently serves on the board of advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri secretary of state Jason Kander designed to combat voter suppression.

[15] In 2010, Grimes announced her candidacy for the office of Secretary of State of Kentucky, left open by term-limited incumbent Republican Trey Grayson.

[27] In March 2018, Grimes coauthored an op-ed with Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer calling for passage of the bill.

[34][37][38][39][40][41] In a July 1, 2013, press conference, Grimes announced her intentions to run for the United States Senate seat held by Mitch McConnell.

"[47][48] In April 2014, Grimes attended a Chicago meeting of the Democracy Alliance, a group of liberal donors who pool their resources in support of progressive causes, where she was a featured speaker at the event.

[49][50] Hollywood executives Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Katzenberg hosted fundraising events for Grimes in New York City and Beverly Hills.

[59][60] After her defeat to Sen. McConnell, a federal grand jury indicted Grimes's father, Gerald G. Lundergan, and Democratic operative, Dale C. Emmons, on charges of using corporate funds for her campaign and then conspiring to cover them up.

[63] She has criticized Mitch McConnell's votes to defund the act on the grounds that doing so would "destroy Kynect," Kentucky's state-based insurance exchange.

[64][65][66] In November 2013, Grimes claimed that as a member of the National Rifle Association of America, her "strong support for the Second Amendment is unquestioned" and added that she was "proud of Kentucky's long-held gun ownership, sporting and hunting traditions", inviting McConnell to go shooting with her.

I would never pretend to tell one of my sisters what to do with their body and I don't want the federal government doing that either.… When it comes to choice, I believe, should a woman have to make that decision, it's between herself, her doctor, and her God.

[70] Grimes opposes further EPA rules on powerplant emissions, claiming they will result in job losses in Kentucky's coal industry.

[75] This made Grimes the second statewide officeholder to give birth while in office; the first was Kentucky state treasurer Allison Ball in July 2018.