Another leader and veteran named him a growing list of candidates In Michigan Governor’s Game Replace Gretchen Whitmer, who has a limited term.
Trump ally Republican Rep. John James announced he was Initiate his governor’s bid, Become the latest Republican candidate to participate in the primary election.
“I am running for governor of the Big Michigan State. This decision follows deep reflection, prayer and conversations with my wife and children,” James shared in a statement on X.
James is now joining the state’s Senate Republican leader Aric Nesbitt as the latest Republican to join the gubernatorial primary, Mountain report. Meanwhile, candidates in the Democratic primary campaign include Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genecy County Sheriff Chris Swanson, while Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ruled with independence.
The U.S. representative of John James Waves, Michigan, spoke at the Fiserv fiserv forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 15, 2024, on stage. (Angela Weiss)
James posted in the announcement: “Faith and Family. God and Country. First. Michigan First.”
James said, “our country suffered enough pain” and said they were blocked by “lack of strong, competent leadership.”
“For the past seven years, Michigan has been subject to radical, adverse policies that have hurt our families, our communities and our economy,” James explained in his reasons for running for governor.
James said the state has lost 300,000 manufacturing industries since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he equates to nearly a third of its industrial base, saying “this is unacceptable.”
“It’s time to get Michigan’s government out of the fantasy world and back to common sense,” James wrote.
James promised: “President Trump and I have been in a narrow and thin angle between each other, which is why eight years ago.
John James, a Republican Senate candidate from Michigan, spoke at the Gatekeeper America rally at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan on December 18, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP
James was first elected to Congress in 2022, becoming Michigan’s first black Republican congressman, representing the state’s tenth congressional district.
If elected, James will also become Michigan’s first black governor.
District 10 Republican candidate John James spoke at a rally for former President Donald Trump at the Macomb County Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren, Michigan on October 1, 2022. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
He previously ran for the Senate twice, losing to Debbie Stabenow in 2018 and to Democratic Senator Gary Peters in 2020.
“Make Michigan great again,” James wrote in a previous article about X, sharing a video of Rapid Response 47 about MI’s Rapid Response.
James According to his biography on the area website.
Zach Bannon, spokesman for the National Republican Congress Committee, said James’ announcement is good news for the continued growth of Republicans.
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“Republicans occupy Michigan’s tenth congressional district as we retain and develop a majority in Congress. Michigan rejected the radical agenda of losing contact with the Democrats in 2024, and they will do it again in 2026,” Bannon shared in a statement.
Bannon points out both President Trump Rep. James won Michigan’s 10th District by more than 6% in 2024.
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