Businessman Launched Campaign For Governor

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From the Associated Press — Businessman Perry Johnson, the latest Republican to enter he race for governor, is pledging to bring “quality” to government by improving schools and roads and says he’s a conservative who opposes abortion and favors gun rights. Johnson, who’s spending $1.5 million of his own money on ads, held a kickoff event Wednesday near the Capitol building. He’s the 13th candidate in the GOP field. He said he’d donate his gubernatorial salary. He criticized Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic. He said she should have loosened restrictions more quickly, so people got their “liberty” back as soon as possible.