Detroit police chief preps Michigan governor campaign against Whitmer
Detroit Police Chief James Craig, a Republican and a veteran of police departments around the country, is preparing to challenge Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, potentially giving the GOP a formidable candidate in one of the midterm election’s highest profile gubernatorial contests.
Craig has spent recent days meeting with GOP leaders, including Ron Weiser, the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.
Word of Craig’s interest comes as the country grapples issues of race and policing following a year that saw high-profile killings of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement. The May 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis resulted in a national wave of protests and a renewed focus on police conduct.
Craig, who is Black, recently praised the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial in that case, saying, "the justice system worked." But he said the case "was a stain on our profession" and said it was not "reflective" of law enforcement as a whole.
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