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 ...

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

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

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