MIGOP chair files complaint against Benson over Michigan Supreme Court campaign contribution
Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra filed a complaint Oct. 12 with the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging a breach of professional conduct.
The basis of the complaint is a donation made in April 2024 by a political action committee (PAC) controlled by Benson, a Democrat, to the campaign of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden while a case involving the MIGOP was before the court.
“Benson’s contribution to a Justice that she was appearing before is one of the largest contributions any person or PAC has been made to Bolden’s campaign and creates an appearance of impropriety that brings the legal profession into disrepute,” stated a press release by the Michigan Republican Party.
The case in question, DeVisser v. Benson, involved guidance issued in 2022 by Benson concerning the credentialing of election challengers and the procedures by which challenges could be reported. The Republican plaintiffs argued that guidance violated Michigan election law.
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