2022 MI Governor's race: on Civil Rights


James Craig: I rose to the ranks; nobody gave me anything

Q: The person in charge of Black Lives Matter in greater New York has said that if a black person becomes a cop, they're no longer black. They're blue.

CRAIG: That's ridiculous. I've been an African-American male all my life. I started in this business 44 years ago, 10 years after the civil unrest in Detroit. I've been a proud African-American. I rose to the ranks. Nobody gave me anything so for him to say that, who does his family call when they need help? They call the police.

Source: FOX News: The Story on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race Sep 14, 2020

James Craig: Established LGBTQ outreach from Detroit police

Other initiatives under Craig include establishing an LGBTQ outreach and a Peer Support Group for officers dealing with stress. Craig generally received high marks from longtime Detroit civil rights activists. But groups that gained prominence last year to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, including Detroit Will Breathe, have repeatedly called for Craig to be fired.
Source: The Detroit News on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race May 7, 2021

Tudor Dixon: No mandatory vaccines; no coronavirus lockdowns

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signaled opposition to mandating coronavirus vaccines for children to attend school during Michigan's final gubernatorial debate. Whitmer was asked about new guidelines by the CDC urging children to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. "I do not support requiring the COVID vaccine for children," said Whitmer. "We made quick decisions to save lives and studies show we saved 1000s. I am proud of that."

Dixon has sought to make Whitmer's leadership throughout the pandemic a top issue in the contest. "Like many of you, I had a small business crushed [by coronavirus lockdowns]. Like many of you I lost a loved one," said Dixon. "Gretchen Whitmer doesn't want to be defined by her carelessness or dishonesty or her hypocrisy during that time."

Earlier this month, the CDC voted to add coronavirus inoculation to the Vaccines for Children Program. The inclusion does not make the shots mandatory for children but places it on a list of recommended vaccinations.

Source: Fox News Politics on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race Oct 25, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Civil Rights:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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