Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist drops out of governor race, announces SOS bid

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Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist

LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, who needed to turn into the subsequent governor, has shifted his focus to a different position: secretary of state.

Gilchrist introduced Monday that there could also be a time when he’ll function governor, however that point just isn’t now.

“At my coronary heart, I’m a public servant, an entrepreneur, a father, a husband and an engineer who has spent a lot of my life truly making authorities work for individuals. I’m removed from executed with that,” Gilchrist stated in a video on social media. “As Secretary of State, I’ll shine a lightweight on darkish cash and put the general public first. I’ll modernize licensing and registration by offering sensible, twenty first century service. I’ll shield your privateness and by no means permit your id, voter registration data, or license plate knowledge to be mined by huge tech corporations or overseen by the Trump administration.”

Others in search of the SOS position embody Ingham County Clerk Barbara Byrum, Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie, former Senator Adam Hollier, former State Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli, and Timothy Smith, a Western Michigan resident who has not served in politics.

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The bid for governor follows a traditionally lengthy custom of lieutenant governors operating for the at-large seat and receiving the help of the incumbent governor. Traditionally, nevertheless, those that have executed this haven’t received.

William Milliken, John Engler, Jennifer Granholm and Rick Snyder’s lieutenant governors all ran for the seat — and all misplaced.