Jocelyn Benson
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| Jocelyn Benson | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Michigan From: January 1, 2019 – present | |
| Predecessor | Ruth Johnson |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Ryan Friedrichs |
Jocelyn Benson (born October 22, 1977, age 49) is an associate law professor and Democrat politician currently serving as Michigan's Secretary of State.
Secretary of State of Michigan
2018 election
Benson ran for and won the 2018 Michigan Secretary of State election, garnering nearly 53% of the vote.[1]
Tenure
Benson got into a feud with President Trump in May 2020 over statewide mail-in voting, a measure often linked to election fraudulence.[2]