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Gretchen Whitmer announces Garland Gilchrist II as running mate
(WJBK) - The Democratic candidate for governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced her running mate will be former Detroit City Clerk candidate Garland Gilchrist II.
A native Detroiter, Gilchrist narrowly lost to incumbent City Clerk Janice Winfrey in 2017. He's a graduate of the University of Michigan and worked as a software engineer for Microsoft before managing social media for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Gilchrist, who is 35 years old, also served as a political organizer for MoveOn.org.
He was on a short list of Democratic candidates that also included State Senator Vincent Gregory and Representative Rudy Hobbs, both of Southfield, and who have more political experience. But analysts say that Whitmer needed a spark when picking her running name. A formal announcement is expected in Lansing later Monday morning.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/gretchen-whitmer-announces-garland-gilchrist-ii-as-running-mate?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
A native Detroiter, Gilchrist narrowly lost to incumbent City Clerk Janice Winfrey in 2017. He's a graduate of the University of Michigan and worked as a software engineer for Microsoft before managing social media for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Gilchrist, who is 35 years old, also served as a political organizer for MoveOn.org.
He was on a short list of Democratic candidates that also included State Senator Vincent Gregory and Representative Rudy Hobbs, both of Southfield, and who have more political experience. But analysts say that Whitmer needed a spark when picking her running name. A formal announcement is expected in Lansing later Monday morning.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/gretchen-whitmer-announces-garland-gilchrist-ii-as-running-mate?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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