Jocelyn Benson

Healthcare remains a core affordability and access issue for Michigan. Benson's plan centers on reducing costs through system reform, including creating an independent Prescription Drug Affordability Board to review pricing and approve price changes, expanding low- and no-cost preventive care, implementing cost transparency to end surprise medical bills, and transforming the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to be more responsive and debt-relief oriented; it also includes a $5,000 caregiver tax credit and continued focus on Black maternal health and access to care in high-need communities.

Jocelyn Benson’s economy agenda aims to lower costs for families and spur job growth by fixing costly government processes. Her energy affordability plan seeks to lower electricity bills and modernize the grid, while her housing plan would expand affordable housing, streamline permitting, and strengthen protections for renters and homebuyers.

Jocelyn Benson’s Climate/Energy stance prioritizes lowering energy costs through grid modernization, a comprehensive grid audit, and reform of the rate-setting process, while expanding clean energy; she also supports strict safeguards on data centers, including avoiding use of Michigan water, ensuring they cover energy-demand costs, and directing investments toward renewables and well-paid union jobs.

Benson says Michigan’s constitutional protections for reproductive freedom should be enforced and made accessible statewide. Her campaign has tied that position to protecting reproductive healthcare access and opposing efforts to roll back abortion rights.

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Benson has emphasized election and public safety, including protecting voters and poll workers from armed intimidation and misinformation. In the available reporting, she is associated with supporting gun restrictions at polling places and broader efforts to reduce threats tied to political violence.

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Benson frames social justice as defending democracy, protecting rights, and ensuring fair access to opportunity; recent public statements emphasize protecting voting rights and election integrity against attempts to undermine Michigan's ballots.

Education: Implement the MiKids Success Plan to give every Michigan student a personalized education roadmap starting in kindergarten, focused on literacy and overall learning progress. The plan includes LETRS training for K–3 teachers, high-quality curricula, tutoring, and wraparound services, with semester reviews by families and educators to ensure equity and measurable progress.

Benson has proposed strict safeguards for Michigan data centers tied to AI infrastructure, including mandatory public hearings, full transparency, environmental protections, and ensuring data centers cover increased energy demand costs (not ratepayers), with union labor requirements; projects failing guardrails would be prohibited.

As secretary of state, Benson has centered her public profile on election administration, voter access, and election security. Her campaign materials and reporting on her office emphasize protecting election integrity while making voting and election systems more accessible.

Benson’s campaign focuses on statewide affordability concerns that affect local communities, including housing, childcare, energy costs, and public services. Her messaging is aimed at state-level management rather than a separate local-government platform.