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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

Governor · 2026

Jocelyn Benson

Democrat

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

2026 election result · media race call

Results rating

Unrated

The term has yet to begin.

Tracked
16
Fulfilled
0
With progress
0
Not achieved
0
Awaiting assessment
16

16 of 16 commitments

Starting teacher pay

Before the term

What they pledged

Set a minimum starting salary of $60,000 for teachers.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson education plan launch

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

School Aid Fund

Before the term

What they pledged

Reserve the School Aid Fund for pre-K through grade 12 and establish a separate funding stream for higher education.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson education plan

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Aid for families with newborns

Before the term

What they pledged

Expand the Rx Kids cash assistance program to every Michigan community.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson education plan

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Education guarantee

Before the term

What they pledged

Establish the Michigan Education Guarantee.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s pledges reported by WDIV

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Prescription drugs

Before the term

What they pledged

Pursue an independent prescription drug affordability board empowered to review manufacturers’ practices and approve price increases.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s health care platform

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Caregiver tax credit

Before the term

What they pledged

Pursue a $5,000 caregiver tax credit.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s pledges reported by WDIV

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Medical billing

Before the term

What they pledged

Champion health care cost transparency legislation to end surprise billing.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s health care platform

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Medical debt

Before the term

What they pledged

Expand medical debt relief for Michigan residents.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s health care platform

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Data-center power costs

Before the term

What they pledged

Require data centers to pay their own power costs.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s data-center plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Data-center tax breaks

Before the term

What they pledged

Bar tax breaks for data centers.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Benson’s data-center plan

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Data-center public information

Before the term

What they pledged

Create a public portal to track proposed and existing data-center projects and submit feedback.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

WDIV transition interview

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

State revenue

Before the term

What they pledged

Establish a blue-ribbon commission to review state revenues and identify new sources.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

WDIV transition interview

Publication date unverified

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Housing production

Before the term

What they pledged

Expand statewide homebuilding through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Housing plan introduced in Grand Rapids

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Building permits

Before the term

What they pledged

Streamline permit processing to shorten the time it takes to build homes.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Housing plan introduced in Grand Rapids

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Housing

Before the term

What they pledged

Create a statewide housing data system to show where more housing is needed.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Housing plan introduced in Grand Rapids

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

Short-term rentals

Before the term

What they pledged

Give local communities greater control over short-term rentals.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Housing plan introduced in Grand Rapids

What has been verified

This entry concerns the incoming term. Assessment of outcomes begins when that term starts.

The electoral alternative · John James

Campaign proposals for comparing priorities.

02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Scheduled · · Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Jocelyn Benson · 2026
Declared priorities

Health care, public education and housing

Benson identified these areas as priorities for her first 100 days in her November 4 WDIV interview. At her news conference that day she said a detailed agenda would follow. The priorities carry no separate delivery dates.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Detroit

Jocelyn Benson · 2026 · Reported remarks

What they said on election night

Speaking in Detroit after midnight, Benson said voters had called for lower costs, economic growth and action against corruption.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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