Jocelyn Benson

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Michigan

Current Position: Secretary of State of Michigan

Running For: Governor

Policy Positions

For increasing housing affordability by streamlining construction regulations, incentivizing development of starter homes and affordable units, and cracking down on corporate investors and Wall Street landlords who buy up properties and drive up rents or convert them to short-term rentals

For a $5,000 caregiver tax credit
For expanding childcare affordability and access, including bringing the Rx Kids program statewide and removing barriers preventing qualified childcare providers from opening; supports treating early childhood education as a dignified profession with better wages and career pathways
For conditional data center development with enforceable requirements including public hearings, transparency reporting, proof of no natural resource harm, cost burdens on developers (not consumers), and union job contracts

For treating healthcare as a right; supports increasing transparency in medical billing, establishing an independent Prescription Drug Affordability Board to review pricing and approve increases, expanding low/no-cost preventive healthcare services, expanding medical debt relief, and opposing federal Medicaid cuts

For transforming Michigan's public school system with a data-driven, results-focused plan aligned to world-class standards

For lowering energy costs and reforming utility regulation; refuses campaign contributions from energy companies and corporate PACs; supports modernizing the energy grid and holding utility companies accountable for rate increases
For clean and renewable energy investment as a means to lower utility costs and create union jobs
For holding polluters accountable to protect drinking water and natural resources