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Jocelyn Benson

Politician

Jocelyn Benson is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jocelyn Benson · جوسلين بنسون · 乔塞琳·本森 · 조셀린 벤슨				[sources]
Birth date	1977-10-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Pittsburgh				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	secretary@michigan.gov				[sources]
First name	Jocelyn				[sources]
Last name	Benson				[sources]
Political association	Democratic · Democratic Party				[sources]
Website	jocelynbenson.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13562375				[sources]
Position	Michigan Secretary of State				[sources]
Education	Harvard Law School · Magdalen College · Peters Township High School · Wellesley College				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Secretary of State of Michigan and academic

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-26

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,429

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United States · Plural · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,232

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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