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Genesee County Sheriff declares marketing campaign for governor

By Editorial Board Published February 7, 2025 2 Min Read
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Genesee County Sheriff declares marketing campaign for governor

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is anticipated to formally announce his candidacy for governor Thursday at round 5:30 p.m., which you’ll be able to watch reside on this web page.

A possible bid for governor has been in Swanson’s orbit for not less than 4 years. Present Governor Gretchen Whitmer is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.

Though his crew wouldn’t verify his plans on the time, Swanson’s deliberate announcement follows present Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s introduced bid final week. Moreover, present Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan will run as an impartial, and Michigan Senate Minority Chief Aric Nesbitt can be working for the Republican Social gathering nomination. Former Legal professional Basic Mike Cox, additionally a Republican, has additionally filed paperwork permitting him to run, though he has not introduced a bid for the workplace simply but.

Swanson was first appointed sheriff in 2019 earlier than profitable the seat in 2020. He has been with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Division—the fifth largest within the state—since 2011.

Based on his biography, Swanson has nearly three many years of regulation enforcement expertise and in numerous positions together with corrections, prison investigations, human trafficking, and narcotics. He has each a bachelor’s and grasp’s diploma in public administration from the College of Michigan.

The biography says that Swanson helped put collectively the Genesee Human Oppression Strike Crew (G.H.O.S.T.) in 2018, which focuses on human trafficking and prison sexual conduct. After turning into Sheriff in 2020, he additionally based a program to permit inmates in Genesee County Jail to go to high school two hours a day, 5 days per week to help with discovering employment after launch referred to as Inmate Progress Naturally and Deliberately by means of Training (I.G.N.I.T.E.).

Additionally in 2020, throughout a interval of nationwide unrest in response to the killing of George Floyd, Swanson gained nationwide consideration by taking off his helmet and becoming a member of a bunch of Black Lives Matter protesters in a march in Flint.

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