Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Testimony to U.S. Committee on House Administration Hearing on “American Confidence in Elections: Looking Ahead to the 2024 General Election” September 11, 2024 Chairperson Steil, Ranking Member Morelle, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting today’s hearing. As Michigan’s chief election officer, my responsibility is to ensure our […]

Hannah Pewinski, a senior at Johannesburg-Lewiston High School, is this year’s recipient of a $1,000 college scholarship from the Otsego County Democratic Party. Each student who wrote an essay was asked to complete “The world would be a better place if ….” Hannah began her essay: “The world would be a better place if everyone […]

At this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was joined by Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah and other Michigan business leaders to launch a new collaboration supporting our state’s safe and secure elections. Michigan Business United for Elections is a nonpartisan, diverse coalition of business leaders from all over the state committed […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights at Totem Books in Flint Wednesday. The governor was there with six other women to highlight the dangers Donald Trump poses to a woman’s freedom to make her own decisions about the reproductive healthcare that she needs. Numerous “Michigan for Biden-Harris” and “Stop Trump’s Abortion […]