Background
From 2002-2004, she served as the Voting Rights Policy Coordinator of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, where she worked on the passage of the federal Help America Vote Act. And in 2004 she helped with the Democratic Party’s national voter protection effort, recruiting, selecting and training Voter Protection coordinators in 21 states.

Since 2004, Benson also developed and supervised two statewide nonpartisan election protection efforts in Michigan, in 2007 and 2008. Benson has also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Damon J. Keith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Today, as a law professor at Wayne State University Law School, she not only teaches Election law, she has also published the first major book on the role of the Secretary of State in enforcing election and campaign finance laws.

Statement
"Our campaign is about making sure the Michigan Secretary of State office is a true advocate for the hardworking men and women throughout our state. And as Michigan's next Secretary of State, I will work to bring fresh ideas, energy, and innovation to state government, and will fight to ensure our government remains in the hands of the people."

Comments
Jocelyn Benson was endorsed at the MDP Endorsement Convention.

Contact: Jocelyn Benson
Website: http://www.votebenson.com/