After more than four years since rioters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 of those involved or allegedly involved.

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Ms. Benson, a Democrat, jumped into a high-profile and potentially crowded race to lead one of the country’s top battleground states.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that she is launching a campaign for governor.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that she will run for governor in 2026.

Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor of the all-important swing state

The secretary of state is the first Democrat to announce a run for the seat, joining a field of three official candidates running for Michigan governor so far.

Jocelyn Benson, 47, of Detroit, said she wants to be known as "the governor who puts transparency and efficiency at the forefront."

Jocelyn Benson, currently Michigan's secretary of state, announced her campaign Wednesday for the state's governor in the 2026 election cycle. Current governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is facing a term limit situation and therefore unable to run again for that seat.

Healey’s travel in 2024 included a stretch in which she visited or was traveling to other states on 28 of the 80 days from the day she left Massachusetts for the Democratic National Convention in mid-August through Election Day on Nov.

Trump supporters who went to DC or stayed home are looking for the 47th president to unify the nation and follow through on his campaign promises.