For Immediate Release:
Date: July 22, 2025
Contact: [email protected]
Strong Michigan Grassroots Fuels Aghogho Edevbie’s Secretary of State Campaign in First Fundraising Report
Aghogho Raised Over $170,000 – 78% of Donations Were $100 or less
Aghogho’s Deep Support Across Michigan Includes over 40 Elected Officials, Activists, and Organizations
Detroit, MI – Aghogho Edevbie’s campaign for Secretary of State announced that in the first reporting period, Aghogho raised over $170,000, with 78% of contributions $100 or less. This is three times what any other non-incumbent has ever raised for the Secretary of State’s race at this point in the cycle. This impressive haul reflects Aghogho’s deep Michigan support where he currently serves as Deputy Secretary of State and shows the enthusiasm grassroots Democrats have for his candidacy.
“From the start of this campaign, the support and excitement from citizens across Michigan have fueled our effort,” said Aghogho Edevbie. “We are building this campaign to make sure Michigan continues to have a Secretary of State that makes voting secure and accessible and works every day to ensure our services are efficient and streamlined. It’s never been more important, and I’m committed to doing this critical work to serve every citizen across Michigan as our next Secretary of State.”
Aghogho Edevbie launched his campaign in January and quickly earned the support of many key organizations and leaders, including End Citizens United, Unite Here! Local 24, and 13 sitting state legislators, as well as many other leaders across Michigan.
About Aghogho
Born and raised in Detroit, Aghogho Edevbie is the son of Nigerian immigrants who taught him when there’s work to do, we get going. His dad spent 35 years as a union man at the Detroit Water Department, and his mom is a nurse who has cared for thousands in our community.
While studying law at the University of Michigan, Aghogho started working as an election protection lawyer and a poll challenger every election cycle. By 2020, Aghogho was Michigan State Director of one of the nation’s leading voting rights and election protection groups, All Voting Is Local. There, he helped lead the fight to pass Proposal 2—giving every Michigan voter access to early voting, a drop box in every community, the right to return their absentee ballot free of charge, and guaranteeing their votes would be certified in a free and fair election.
After being appointed Deputy Secretary of State, he helped implement the promises of Proposal 2 and has continued to make voting easier, so that casting a ballot isn’t a chore but a moment of empowerment. Michigan was once ranked 31st for election administration. Now, it’s ranked 2nd in the country.
Aghogho, who lives in Detroit with his wife Erin, has also worked to make the day-to-day experience of government as efficient as possible. He’s helped to put services online to save Michiganders a trip to the Secretary of State’s office and made sure that if they still decide to make a trip, they can get in and out of a branch within 30 minutes. Putting people first and making government work is why Aghogho is running for Secretary of State.
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