After it was revealed last week that the Garlin Gilchrist was eyeing a run to replace outgoing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, he made ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II launched his campaign for Governor of Michigan ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II launched his campaign for governor of Michigan on Tuesday.

Michigan’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced Tuesday that he is running for governor. Gilchrist, a former software engineer, ran alongside Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...

Gilchrist, a Democrat from Detroit who is Michigan’s first Black lieutenant governor, will now look to become the state’s ...

He joins Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson in the Democratic primary.

Gilchrist is the second-highest ranking elected official in the state, and would be the first black governor of Michigan.