Jocelyn Benson’s husband Ryan Friedrichs is an advisor steering hundreds of millions in tax dollars for Rx Kids ‘free’ cash program

“Analy­sis of state vot­er files indi­cates that the surge in 2024 turnout was high­est among Rx Kids enrollees,” remark­ably.

Via The Mid­west­ern­er:

Ryan Friedrichs, hus­band to Michi­gan Sec­re­tary of State Joce­lyn Ben­son, is help­ing dis­trib­ute hun­dreds of mil­lions in tax dol­lars to expec­tant moth­ers in Michi­gan through a pro­gram proven to increase vot­er turnout.

Ben­son, who is over­see­ing her own elec­tion for gov­er­nor as the Demo­c­ra­t­ic fron­trun­ner, could direct­ly ben­e­fit from the pro­gram as it scram­bles to expand to reli­ably Demo­c­ra­t­ic areas of the state in the lead-up to the 2026 midterms.

Friedrichs is among 29 mem­bers serv­ing on the Rx Kids Advi­so­ry Cir­cle that’s help­ing to helm the nonprofit’s “lead­er­ship on fund devel­op­ment, pro­gram design, state and nation­al pol­i­cy, com­mu­ni­ca­tions, and dis­sem­i­na­tion,” accord­ing to the program’s web­site.

Oth­ers in the cir­cle of trust have strong ties to and close rela­tion­ships with lib­er­al activist groups pro­mot­ing uni­ver­sal basic income, Demo­c­ra­t­ic get-out-the-vote efforts, ben­e­fits for ille­gal immi­grants, labor unions, pro-Pales­tin­ian protests, and oth­er left-wing caus­es.

Read the full sto­ry at The Mid­west­ern­er.