Oakland County Republican and businesswoman Monica Yatooma will seek the party's nomination for Michigan Secretary of State in 2026.

A mother of three, Yatooma said in a Sept. 4 interview she became increasingly involved in Republican politics after the 2020 presidential election. A critic of current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, Yatooma said her decision to seek the office is born from wanting "a fully functioning and efficient secretary of state's office."

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