Soldano raises most money of Republican governor candidates DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kalamazoo chiropractor Garrett Soldano raised nearly $625,000 since launching his run for governor, topping the field of Republican candidates vying to face Democrat Gretchen Whitmer next year. Soldano, who launched his campaign in April after helping to lead a ballot drive to repeal a law she used to issue coronavirus restrictions, on Monday reported spending $250,000 as of last week, leaving him with $375,000 on hand with just over a year until the primary. Whitmer had $10.7 million in the bank after collecting $8.6 million since the start of 2021, a record for a gubernatorial candidate in a non-election year.