Jocelyn Benson's Biography
- Secretary of State (MI), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Mailing Address:
Michigan Department of State
Lansing, 48918
430 West Allegan Street
Richard H. Austin Building, 4th Floor
Lansing, 48918
Full Name:
Jocelyn Michelle Benson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Ryan; 1 Child: Aiden
Home City:
Detroit, MI
JD, Civil Rights and Election Law, Harvard University Law School, 2001-2004
MPhil, Sociology, University of Oxford, 1999-2001
BA, Political Science, Wellesley College, 1995-1999
Secretary of State, State of Michigan, 2019-present
Candidate, Michigan Secretary of State, 2010, 2018, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2012
No caucus information on file.
Associate Director, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
Director, Michigan Allies Project
Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director, Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), 2016-2018
Dean of Law School, Wayne State University, 2012-2016
Associate Professor, Wayne State University Law School, 2005-2012
Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2004-2005
Voting Rights Policy Coordinator, Harvard Civil Rights Project, 2002-2004
Summer Associate, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated, 2003
Chair, Michigan Task Force on Women in Sports, 2019-present
Board Member, Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), 2019-present
Member, iCivics Advisory Board, 2013-present
Member, ABA's Committee on Election Law
Co-Founder/Director, Military Spouses of Michigan, 2011-2014
Director/Founder, Michigan Center for Election Law and Administration, 2011-2013
Publications:
"Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process"