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The Michigan Department of State is administered by the Secretary of State, who is elected on a partisan ballot for a term of four years in gubernatorial elections. The incumbent secretary of state is Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat elected in 2018 and 2022. The secretary of state is the third-highest official in the State of Michigan. [1]
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 Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral institution consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted.
Motor Voter started here. I recently sat down with Chris Thomas, whom Austin appointed as Michigan’s Director of Elections in 1981. Thomas held that job for 36 years. He’s now a fellow at the ...
August 26, 2024 at 4:24 PM. CHICAGO - Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson spoke with USA TODAY at the Democratic convention last week, discussing Israel’s war with Hamas and how Michigan ...
The Michigan Secretary of State has been “swatted” twice at her home in the span of 48 hours. Jocelyn Benson revealed on X that she had been a target of the harassment, which involves making a ...
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. Some analysts originally predicted for the race to be competitive, especially ...
Wayne State University (MA) Ruth Johnson (born January 8, 1955) is an American businesswoman and politician currently serving as a member of the Michigan Senate since 2019. She was the 42nd Secretary of State of Michigan from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. She is a Republican.