Jocelyn Benson on her run for Michigan governor

Jocelyn Benson talks 'revenue enhancements' at Mackinac Policy Conference - wants to identify 'new, creative sources' if governor - The Midwesterner

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discussed her thoughts on “revenue enhancements” during a “candid conversation” at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Wednesday. Benson, who is running her own election for governor, is the Democratic frontrunner to replace term-limited Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She stated her case in an interview at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island. “I do think we’re goi…

Jocelyn Benson on her run for Michigan governor

Michigan picks its next governor in November, and the Democratic frontrunner is Jocelyn Benson. Benson made her name as Secretary of State when she refused to overturn Michigan’s 2020 election — even when armed protesters showed up at her Detroit home while she decorated a Christmas tree with her four-year-old son. The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award followed. So did the Presidential Citizens Medal. Now she wants to replace Gretchen Whi…