Jocelyn Benson

Secretary of State of Michigan and academic

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
43rd Secretary of State of Michigan
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
GovernorGretchen Whitmer
Preceded byRuth Johnson
Dean of the
Wayne State University Law School
In office
December 2012 – September 2016
Acting: 2012–2014
Preceded byRobert Ackerman
Succeeded byRichard Bierschbach
Personal details
Born
Jocelyn Michelle Benson

(1977-10-22) October 22, 1977 (age 47)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Ryan Friedrichs
(m. 2006)
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Magdalen College, Oxford (M.Phil.)
Harvard University (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

References

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  1. "2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018". mielections.us. Retrieved 2019-02-24.