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Jocelyn Benson (born October 22, 1977) is an American academic administrator, attorney, and politician serving as the 43rd Secretary of State of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a former dean of Wayne State University Law School, a co-founder of the Military Spouses of Michigan, and a board member of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality.
The office is currently held by Jocelyn Benson of the Democratic Party, first elected in 2018. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 46 secretaries of states across the United States.
The 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan.Incumbent Democrat Jocelyn Benson decisively won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican Kristina Karamo by a 14 percentage point margin.
Jocelyn Benson, Former Dean of Wayne State University Law School and nominee for Secretary of State in 2010 [9] Declined. Barbara Byrum, Ingham County Clerk [4]
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State (2019–present) [1] [2] Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–present), former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), and candidate for president in 2020 [1] Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2019–present) [3]
On November 16, 2020, registered voters and poll challengers from Michigan sued Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in federal district court. The plaintiffs claimed the secretary enabled fraud on election day, and asked to block certification of the vote results until an audit could be performed.
Law professor Jocelyn Benson won the party's nomination during the state convention. [1] Results. Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010 [2] Party Candidate
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State (2019–present) [34] Pete Buttigieg , U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–present), former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), and candidate for President of the United States in 2020 [ 35 ]