Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, cannot run again due to term limits. Two-time GOP attorney general candidate and former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt, has entered the race to ...

Tom Leonard, former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, has launched a bid to succeed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as governor.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial ...

Leonard joins three other major candidates in the GOP field for the 2026 open race to be Michigan's next governor. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, cannot run again due to term limits.

A former Republican state legislative leader is joining the increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Tom Leonard, former speaker of the Michigan House of ...

Leonard joins three other major candidates in the GOP field for the 2026 open race to be Michigan's next governor. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, cannot run again due to term limits. Two-time GOP ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 ...

A former Republican state legislative leader is joining the increasingly crowded GOP primary for Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race By ISABELLA VOLMERT - Associated Press Jun 17, 2025 ...