Ruth Johnson

Politician + Foreign Minister + Campaigner

Female

Born Jan 8, 1955

Age 58

Political Party Republican Party ...

Alma Mater Oakland Universit...

Ruth Johnson is the current Secretary of State of Michigan. 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.

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Michigan Switches On Immigration Policy
Huffington Post - Feb 01, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The state of Michigan reversed its policy on Friday and will now offer driver's licenses to undocumented young people who received deferred action from the federal government. A handful of states banned those immigrants from obtaining driver's licenses, even after they were granted the ability to stay in the United States for two years and work legally under the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. The issue is critically important t...
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Another State Says It Will Issue Driver's Licenses To Daca Immigrants
Huffington Post - Jan 07, 2013

Connecticut has become the latest state to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children and qualify for deferred deportation. Undocumented immigrants with federal documentation proving their deportation proceedings have been deferred will receive an “unverified” license valid for driving within the state, but that won’t be Real ID-complient, Connecticut’s Undersecretary for Criminal Justice told the New Haven Register. Though Gove...
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Federal Judge Orders Citizenship Checkbox Removed From Michigan Ballots
Brighton Patch - Oct 06, 2012

A citizenship checkbox ordered by Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will not appear on Michigan ballots in November, a federal judge ruled today. According to a report filed by Michigan Public Radio, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman ruled that the checkbox "slows the voting process, is confusing and is a burden on the right to vote." In a press release issued Friday evening, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) explained that a voting rights coa...
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Michigan Making It Easier For Students To Register To Vote
Huffington Post - Sep 12, 2012

It's going to be a little easier for college students in Michigan to register to vote this fall. The Michigan Secretary of State's office is planning to bring a registration truck to college campuses around the state in what it's calling the "ExpressSOS" Voter Registration Drive. It will stop at 20 colleges and community centers ahead of the Oct. 9 deadline for voter registration. They're also doing a few other things to encourage voter registration: A postcard is sent to e...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1955 Birth Born on January 8, 1955.

THIRTIES

1988 33 Years Old From 1988 to 1998, she was a member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.

FORTIES

1998 43 Years Old Johnson was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1998, and re-elected in 2000 and 2002; term limits made her ineligible for a fourth term. … Read More

2004 49 Years Old … She was elected clerk in 2004 after defeating long-time incumbent William "Doc" Caddell in the Republican primary, and was the first woman clerk in Oakland County's 176-year history.

FIFTIES

2010 55 Years Old In 2010, she won the Republican nomination for secretary of state at the party's state convention. … Read More

2012 57 Years Old In the 2012 election cycle, Johnson added a checkbox to ballot application forms requiring that voters indicate whether or not they are a citizen. … Read More

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