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{{Officeholder
|name=Jocelyn Benson
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Ryan Friedrichs
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Secretary of State]] of [[Michigan]]
|terms=January 1, 2019 – present
|preceded=Ruth Johnson
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Jocelyn Benson''' (born October 22, 1977, age {{age|1977|10|22}}) 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.<ref>[https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=26&year=2018&off=7&elect=0 2018 Secretary of State General Election Results]</ref>
===Tenure===
Benson got into a feud with [[President Trump]] in May 2020 over statewide mail-in voting, a measure often linked to election fraudulence.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/trump-attacks-michigan-secretary-of-state-with-false-claim-benson-quickly-responds.html Trump attacks Michigan Secretary of State with false claim; Benson quickly responds]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://votebenson.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.michigan.gov/sos SOS - Michigan Secretary of State]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Jocelyn_Benson Jocelyn Benson - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Jocelyn}}
[[Category:Michigan]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
|name=Jocelyn Benson
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Ryan Friedrichs
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[Secretary of State]] of [[Michigan]]
|terms=January 1, 2019 – present
|preceded=Ruth Johnson
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Jocelyn Benson''' (born October 22, 1977, age {{age|1977|10|22}}) 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.<ref>[https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=26&year=2018&off=7&elect=0 2018 Secretary of State General Election Results]</ref>
===Tenure===
Benson got into a feud with [[President Trump]] in May 2020 over statewide mail-in voting, a measure often linked to election fraudulence.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/trump-attacks-michigan-secretary-of-state-with-false-claim-benson-quickly-responds.html Trump attacks Michigan Secretary of State with false claim; Benson quickly responds]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://votebenson.com/ Official Website]
*[https://www.michigan.gov/sos SOS - Michigan Secretary of State]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Jocelyn_Benson Jocelyn Benson - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Jocelyn}}
[[Category:Michigan]]
[[Category:Democrats]]