Jocelyn Benson
Jocelyn Benson (born October 22, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician. She is the 43rd Secretary of State of Michigan since 2019.[1]
Jocelyn Benson | |
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43rd Secretary of State of Michigan | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Governor | Gretchen Whitmer |
Preceded by | Ruth Johnson |
Dean of the Wayne State University Law School | |
In office December 2012 – September 2016 Acting: 2012–2014 | |
Preceded by | Robert Ackerman |
Succeeded by | Richard Bierschbach |
Personal details | |
Born | Jocelyn Michelle Benson October 22, 1977 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ryan Friedrichs (m. 2006) |
Education | Wellesley College (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MA) Harvard University (JD) |
Website | Government website |
Jocelyn Benson Media
Benson receives the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden in January 2023
References
- ↑ "2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018". mielections.us. Retrieved 2019-02-24.