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Attempts to recall Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel failed Tuesday. (Shutterstock)
LANSING, MI Recall efforts against two of Michigan s top Democratic elected officials were rejected Tuesday by the Michigan Board of Canvassers, which cited clerical and spelling mistakes as well as a lack of factual clarity in the recall petition filings.
The board voted unanimously 4-0 to reject both recall efforts against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state s attorney general Dana Nessel. It really isn t that difficult to put proper spelling and grammar in these things, and if these folks are serious about these actions, they should take the additional time to maybe have somebody take a look at this, and make sure that the spelling is correct that the grammar is correct, so that we can offer a serious decision, Republican board member Tony Daunt said at the meeting.
Share April 29, 2021, 6:46 AM The kinda-crowded-but-kinda-not field of GOP 2022 gubernatorial candidates increased by one this week, although Garrett Soldano seems to actually want the job.
Garrett Soldano: We need to reopen Michigan.
(Photo: Soldano Family Chiropractic) A Kalamazoo chiropractor and former college football star at Western Michigan University, Soldano positioned himself as not a politician, following a path cleared by former President Trump, who he said showed one doesn t have to be a politician to get elected. Soldano, 42, of Mattawan is a chiropractor and has served as a co-chairman of the Unlock Michigan campaign, which is working to repeal one of the two state laws that allows the governor to declare a state of emergency. He announced his candidacy Wednesday, becoming the most well-known GOP gubernatorial hopeful in a field that still lacks candidates with experience in elected office.
Kalamazoo chiropractor launches campaign for governor critical of Whitmer s pandemic orders
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Garrett Soldano, a chiropractor and the owner of Soldano Family Chiropractic in Kalamazoo, launched a campaign Wednesday for the Republican nomination for governor. He gained a grassroots following in April 2020 for a Facebook page opposing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s coronavirus shutdown orders.
A Kalamazoo chiropractor who sparked a social media backlash last spring against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s business closure orders has launched a campaign to unseat her.
Garrett Soldano, 42, gained a following in conservative Republican circles last spring after he launched the now defunct Facebook group called Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine group that had nearly 400,000 followers in the midst of Whitmer s stay-at-home order to mitigate spread of the coronavirus.
Anti-lockdown leader announces campaign to challenge Gov. Whitmer
Garrett Soldano, a former college football standout who gained an online following opposing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2022.
Soldano, 42, of Mattawan is a chiropractor and has served as a co-chairman of the Unlock Michigan campaign, which is working to repeal one of the two state laws that allows the governor to declare a state of emergency. He announced his candidacy Wednesday, becoming the most well-known GOP gubernatorial hopeful in a field that still lacks candidates with experience in elected office.
But Soldano said in an interview that he prides himself on not being a politician. Former Republican President Donald Trump blazed a trail showing that he doesn t have to be a politician to get elected, he said.
Rick Pluta has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987. His journalism background includes stints with UPI, The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal, The (Pontiac, MI) Oakland Press, and WJR. He is also a lifelong public radio listener.