Bloomfield Hills businessman Kevin Rinke has vowed to spend $10 million of his own money on the campaign. He is one of 12 Republicans competing to take on Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer.
Mark Fisk, Whitmer’s re-election campaign spokesperson, said in a news release Whitmer already has $1 million more than what she fundraised during the totality of the 2018 election cycle.
“This unprecedented fundraising achievement is even more remarkable given the early and unprecedented attacks from national groups, special interests and other extremists spending over $1 million on ads trying to distort the governor’s record and lie to the people of Michigan,” Fisk said.
Meanwhile, Dana Nessel, the state’s Democratic attorney general, reported raising over $1.1 million from Jan. 1 to July 20.
That’s about $1 million more than what she raised during the same period in 2020. Nessel’s cash on hand is $1,113,851.
Now, his breathing is noticeably labored when he has a conversation.
“Singing has been a big part of my life, so this is kind of an area of frustration, Millard admitted. But, I put things in perspective as we go, considering five weeks ago I couldn’t even stand up or get out of bed.”
On Oct. 15, 2020, Millard was admitted to St. Mary Mercy Hospital with COVID-19. Between treatment and rehab, the 59-year-old Livonia man remained in hospital care for nearly three months until getting discharged Jan. 6, even though he s been negative for COVID-19 since mid-November. He also stayed at medical facilities in Pontiac and Garden City.