Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Benson was elected Michigan Secretary of State in 2018. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College, an M.Phil. from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She was dean of Wayne State University Law School from December 2012 to September 2016, then became CEO of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE). She wrote a 2010 book on the role of secretaries of state, State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process. She is the daughter of public school teachers. Her running mate on the joint ticket is Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks.

Benson's campaign uses the slogan "Costs Down, Wages Up, End Corruption" and lists affordability, housing, health care, child care, energy costs, education, data centers and the environment as priority issues.

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