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John James Explains His Vision for Michigan as Governor

Published January 27, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:31

And as there are geopolitical threats that are even infringing upon Michigan, having a combat veteran as the commander in chief of the National Guard is something that would benefit the people of the state of Michigan and our safety. Being a business leader, growing jobs in Detroit, hundreds of jobs in Michigan and around the country. having somebody before their CEO of a state actually be the CEO of a company before actually makes sense. (01:31–01:38)

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Asserts that he has experience in creating jobs in Detroit, Michigan, and nationwide.

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“The concept of popular sovereignty, the concept of local control, these are the types of things that have been trampled under this Whitmer…”
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“We're going to be going through and making sure that we make as many things right as possible and also learning from the lessons of the past…”
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“I have been completely open and honest with my personal finances.”
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“The people of the state of Michigan deserve to know that these decisions that are tough are pure and in the people's best interest.”
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“We have an environment that's downright adversarial to business.”
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“We need to have the tort, regulatory and tax situation that makes Michigan an environment that's favorable to business.”
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“Having an MEDC that is reformed and gutted and more focused on retention and reclamation as much as they're focused on recruiting.”
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“Doing everything in my power to make sure that the state board of Education and superintendents reports to the office of the governor.”
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“I'm also working on a parental rights bill that I'm going to be pushing out and working on.”
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“I was a part of the initiative that was passed this past year to give scholarships and federal money to parents.”
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“On day one, I will opt into that federal money that's going elsewhere.”
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“Under no circumstances will this federal money be a string attached to how parents want to raise and educate their children.”
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“I had a bill signed by President Biden to target human trafficking.”
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“I'm working on a pharmaceutical transparency bill that's bipartisan.”
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“In recent polls I'm beating the Democrats.”
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