Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she is not running for the U.S. Senate seat in the state in 2024. She made her announcement on Twitter Friday night, saying she has had a lot of encouragement to run to succeed the retiring Senator Debbie Stabenow, but says the “best way to protect our democracy in Michigan and nationwide in 2024 is to be fully focused on ensuring our elections prevail over those who willingly spread lies about our elections to advance their own agenda.” She says the claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen are part of her reason to not run. Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin is running for the Senate seat.
