Overview
- Michigan Republican delegates endorsed Anthony Forlini for secretary of state and Doug Lloyd for attorney general at a party convention in Novi.
- Party leaders cast the early endorsements as a unity push and a way to give their ticket a head start before November, drawing more than 2,000 delegates.
- Forlini, the Macomb County clerk and a two-time countywide winner, says he will focus on election transparency and customer service in an office that runs voting and driver licensing in the state.
- Lloyd, the Eaton County prosecutor since 2013, brings extensive courtroom experience and argues he will apply a tough but fair, nonpartisan approach to the attorney general’s work.
- The down-ballot order has not carried over to the top of the ticket, with Rep. John James, businessman Perry Johnson—who has put about $9 million into his bid since late January—and former AG Mike Cox seen as the only viable contenders for governor.