Judd Choate is the Colorado Elections Director and the Advisory Board Chair and Faculty for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs' Certificate in Election Administration program. Judd was the president of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) in 2017 and served on the Executive Committee of the Government Coordinating Council (GCC) created by the Department of Homeland Security when elections was designated critical infrastructure. Judd was formerly was a professor of political science at the University of Nebraska and author of a book and several peer-reviewed articles on political behavior.