The Michigan Department of State is administered by the Secretary of State, who is elected on a partisan ballot for a term of four years in gubernatorial elections.
The Secretary of State is the third-highest official in the State of Michigan. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 46 secretaries of state across the United States.
Who was Michigan Secretary of State before Jocelyn?
Ruth Johnson (born January 8, 1945) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Michigan and is a current member of the Michigan Senate for State Senate District 14.
She is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and the 2006 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Dick DeVos.