Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Michelle Benson is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 43rd secretary of state of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as dean of Wayne State University Law School from 2012 to 2016. In 2018, Benson was elected as the secretary of state in Michigan, securing the position with an 8.9 percentage point margin over Republican Mary Treder Lang. This victory made her the first Democrat to hold the office since 1995. She was reelected in 2022, defeating Republican Kristina Karamo by a margin of 14 percentage points, setting a record for the largest margin and vote share among statewide candidates that year. Benson is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election and faces Congressman John James in the general.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  Jocelyn Michelle Benson, October 22, 1977, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.s.
• Age:  49 Years
• Political party:  Democratic
• Spouse(s):  Ryan Friedrichs
• Children:  1
• Education:  Wellesley College (Ba), Magdalen College, Oxford (Mphil), Harvard University (Jd)
• Civilian awards:  Profile In Courage Award (2022), Presidential Citizens Medal (2023)
• Governor:  Gretchen Whitmer
• Deputy:  Aghogho Edevbie
• Preceded by:  Ruth Johnson
• Born:  22 October 1977
• Wikidata description:  American Politician And Attorney (Born 1977)
• Wikidata label:  Jocelyn Benson
• Wikidata aliases:  Jocelyn Benson, Jocelyn Michelle Benson

• Related Topics:  Women In Michigan Politics, Presidential Citizens Medal Recipients, Lawyers From Detroit, Marshall Scholars, Wayne State University Faculty