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WHAT DID SHE KNOW? Democrat Governor Candidate Served on SPLC Board While It Bankrolled KKK Member

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Tyler O'Neil
Apr 27, 2026
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson served on the board of the Southern Poverty Law Center while the SPLC paid members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations.

Benson, a Democrat running for governor, joined the organization’s board in 2014opens in a new tab and left in 2019opens in a new tab, when the SPLC fired its co-founder, Morris Dees, ami…

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