Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist officially launches campaign for Governor of Michigan
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LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II officially launched his campaign for Governor of Michigan Tuesday morning.
Hemadetheannouncementinavideopostedonline.
Asoftwareengineerbytrade,Gilchristvaultedfromrelativepoliticalobscurityin2018torunalongsideGov.GretchenWhitmer,andhisprofilehasbeenbolsteredoverthepastsixyearsbyworkingcloselywithoneofthenation’smosthigh-profileDemocrats.
“Whenyouhaveaproblem,anengineercanfixthatproblem,”GilchristsaidinaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPressaheadofhisannouncement,sayinghe’sbuiltuprelationshipsineachofthestate’s83counties.“That’sastorythatI’mgoingtotell.”
Asgovernor,hesaidhe’llfocusonexpandingaffordablehousingandimprovingaccesstohealthcare,particularlymentalhealthservices.
HerecognizedthatvoterssentPresidentDonaldTrumpbacktotheWhiteHouseinpartbecauseoffrustrationwitha“statusquothatwasn’tservingthem.”Trumpnotcheda1.5-p
