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Nonilex<p>Donate to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> Governor</p><p>“I’m running to be the next Governor of Michigan to ensure everyone gets a fair shot.</p><p>“I'm a mom, military spouse, former teacher, and Secretary of State. </p><p>“I’ve never backed down from a tough fight or hard work. That's why I know that together, we can build the future Michigan deserves.”</p><p>– Jocelyn Benson</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jbmi-text-p2p-st-20250122" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/jbmi</span><span class="invisible">-text-p2p-st-20250122</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In Oct 2023, a 60-yr-old man from Detroit was sentenced to 15 months of probation after threatening to kill <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GretchenWhitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GretchenWhitmer</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/whitmer-benson-democrats-michigan-threats-detroit-toepler-b962e618ddc845e945804172db3d0ef3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/whitmer-ben</span><span class="invisible">son-democrats-michigan-threats-detroit-toepler-b962e618ddc845e945804172db3d0ef3</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In Dec 2022, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> stated that threats from election deniers that started in 2020 had not ceased. In May 2023, she said in an interview that after the election, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> suggested she be tried for treason &amp; possibly executed. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/michigan-election-chief-trump-suggested-arrested-treason-executed-rcna29406" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elec</span><span class="invisible">tion/michigan-election-chief-trump-suggested-arrested-treason-executed-rcna29406</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> faced numerous <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DeathThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeathThreats</span></a> for her role in overseeing the 2020 election. In Jan 2020, a 72-yr-old man was arrested after evidence was found in his home related to violent threats he directed at Benson. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2020/01/30/man-72-arrested-making-threats-against-michigans-secretary-state/4619077002/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">detroitnews.com/story/news/loc</span><span class="invisible">al/oakland-county/2020/01/30/man-72-arrested-making-threats-against-michigans-secretary-state/4619077002/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>On December 7, 2020, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/armed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>armed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporters gathered outside <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a>’s home, yelling threats &amp; repeating Trump's election lies. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> mob chanted &amp; made threatening demands to overturn <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a>'s election results, accusing Benson of being part of a deep-state conspiracy against Trump. Benson had been decorating her Christmas tree with her 4 yr old son when the mob showed up at her house. No arrests were made.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a><br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/armed-protesters-gathered-outside-michigan-secretary-of-state-home-1100068/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/armed-protesters-gathered-outside-michigan-secretary-of-state-home-1100068/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> voters first elected <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> as Secretary of State in 2018 and then again in 2022 by a nearly 14-point margin — the biggest of any of the major statewide races that year. As Michigan's chief <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> officer during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2020election</span></a>, Benson spoke out against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s efforts to overturn his loss that year. She regularly appears on cable TV news programs as a national voice on protecting democracy in the US.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"I want <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> to be the best place in the country to be a kid, raise a kid, &amp; be healthy, safe, &amp; successful. A place where government is efficient &amp; easy to deal with, where businesses &amp; communities thrive, &amp; where every resident has access to quality child care, health care, education, &amp; housing,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> said in a statement. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> Secretary of State <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> announced Wednesday her plans to run for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governor</span></a>, making her the first major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> candidate to enter the race to replace Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GretchenWhitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GretchenWhitmer</span></a>.</p><p>In an email announcing her run, Benson said she has a track record of delivering results to improve the lives of Michigan residents.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/22/jocelyn-benson-runs-for-michigan-governor/77873117007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freep.com/story/news/politics/</span><span class="invisible">elections/2025/01/22/jocelyn-benson-runs-for-michigan-governor/77873117007/</span></a></p>