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Emily’s List, a group that supports Democratic women who support abortion access, endorsed Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s campaign for governor today.
“As governor, we are confident she will continue her strong track record of protecting our freedoms, and will work to ensure that all Michigan families have access to affordable housing and health care. We have been proud to support Sec. Benson in her previous elections and are honored to support her now,” the group’s president, Jessica Mackler, said in a statement.
The group’s endorsement comes just a day after Benson launched her gubernatorial campaign, becoming the first major candidate to jump into the Democratic primary.
In her campaign launch video, Benson told voters that she’s running for governor, “to truly make government work for everyone. We need leaders who are transparent and accountable. We need our schools and neighborhoods to be safe for all of us.”
Her state’s gubernatorial race might be one of the closest-watched races in the nation next year. Michigan cemented its status as one of the most closely divided battleground states in the nation last year, as Trump flipped the state in 2024, just four years after Joe Biden won there and just two years after Benson and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, two Democrats, were re-elected to statewide offices.
“Voters sent a clear message in the 2024 election: They want leaders who are committed to addressing the very real problems that they’re facing every day,” Benson told NBC News yesterday, adding, “As Democrats, particularly here in Michigan, we’ve got to make sure that we listen to folks and their anxieties and challenges right now, and then also respond in a way that delivers real solutions on those issues.”
One priority for her, Benson added, is making sure that “when people ask whether government works for them, they can look to our departments in Michigan and say yes.”
There are two other major candidates in the race so far — state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt and Democratic Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who launched an independent campaign rather than running as a Democrat.
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