• Biography for Secretary of State Ruth Johnson
Ruth Johnson was elected as Michigan's 42nd secretary of state in November 2010 and serves as chief motor vehicle administrator and chief election officer for the state's nearly 10 million residents.

• About the Michigan Department of State
The Department of State is the oldest department of Michigan state government and is administered by the secretary of state. Elected to a 4-year term, the secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of government and has constitutional as well as statutory duties.

• Michigan Secretaries of State
A list of Michigan's Secretaries of State from 1835 to today.