The mayor of Michigan’s most populous city is leaving the Democrat Party and launching a challenge to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, as an independent.
“It’s clear to me that there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both parties and tired of the system,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in an interview on Dec. 3, a day before he publicly announced his bid. “And so I want to offer people a choice.”
Duggan, 66, has been the mayor of Detroit since 2014. He was previously a county prosecutor.
Whitmer, 53, won reelection in 2022 with 54.5 percent of the vote over Republican Tudor Dixon. State law prevents Whitmer from serving any more terms….