I'm so happy to see that Jocelyn Benson is one of the 12 to receive Presidential Citizen's Medals

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Jocelyn Benson to receive presidential medal on Jan. 6 anniversary of US Capitol attack

Todd Spangler
Detroit Free Press
January 5, 2023

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Friday will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian honors, for her role in overseeing the 2020 election and defending it against efforts to overturn the result.

President Joe Biden, who won that election, will host a ceremony at the White House on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Supporters of former President Donald Trump broke down barriers and entered the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Biden's election.

Benson is one of 12 people who will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal on Friday and who the White House said "demonstrated courage and selflessness during a moment of peril for our nation." They include Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police who defended the Capitol, election workers and officials at the state and local level.

In Benson's case, the White House noted that during the 2020 election she "faced pressure from those seeking to overturn the election results" including having armed protesters gather outside her home in December 2020, as Trump and his allies continued to press baseless claims that the election in Michigan had been fraudulent. During the 2020 campaign, Trump threatened to withhold funding for Michigan if Benson followed through on an effort to have absentee ballot applications sent to every voter in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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She'd make one helluva formidable candidate for Senate in 2024.