We asked the candidates about these different types of energy and their plans to address Michigan's energy needs in the future. She produces and edits studio interviews and feature stories, and helps manage the Mornings in Michigan series. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } .key-messages li {margin-bottom: 10px;} @media (max-width:600px) { Gretchen Whitmer. } padding-top: 3px; They need real solutions," says Rinke. Last week, the state Democratic Party noted Whitmer in Novembersigned an executive directive to ensure funds received from the Biden administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law "wereused efficiently and quickly to start laying the groundwork for upgraded infrastructure. top: -1px; Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. vertical-align: top; Whitmer, a former state lawmaker, faced controversies last year, including the abrupt resignation of state health director Robert Gordonand revelations about an out-of-state flight to visit her father in Florida amid the pandemic. a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } In regards to the election, I know what I've been able to gather through normal media outlets. } Those people who had already been injured had paid to the insurance company into the state, the price for unlimited lifetime benefits. padding-bottom: 8px; So for the next couple of months, I worked with him on his Pro-Am golf tournament.. Ryan and Jim weren't the only ones from "The Office" who went to high school together Andy and Kevin did, too. } DT: I should ask you for a note of disclosure. DT: How would you offset the revenue loss that would be created by the elimination of the personal income tax? Yeah, she's great," she said. "At the end of the day, a lack of leadership and poor decisions have got us to where we are today and political infighting. .votebox-scroll-container { He lives in Birmingham with wife, Janine, and children Amanda and Grant. "We didn't have the financial resources to go out and do that as an individual retailer," Rinke said. } He said, hey, would you be interested in helping me out? Rinke is either too craftyor too craven to join the minority of principled Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and Michigan Congressman Peter Meijer, who have rejected Trump's leadership. The Hollywood besties first met when they were a little younger, but they both attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school. Mr. Rinke's campaign said they would work to provide written responses to those questions, which will be updated to this article once they have been received. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. background-color: #003388; color: black; KR: Absolutely. "Well, in my career, I have employed hundreds of thousands of people. .votebox { Number two, we're going to get back to reading, writing and arithmetic. In 2010, as Michigan struggled to emerge from the global economic collapse of 2008, the Free Press Editorial Board chose Republican businessman Rick Snyder over Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. / CW50 Detroit. color: black; letter-spacing: .04em; "We just used to ad-lib and make stuff up. And that includes me. He took all the hits.". Kevin Rinke (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Michigan. A governor who's qualified, tested and can be trusted," he said. "He asked me to be one of the leads," Krasinski told The Patriot Ledger in 2009. We do! Plymouth Vowing to serve Michigan asa leader who"can be trusted," conservative Metro Detroit businessman Kevin Rinke kicked off hisgubernatorial campaign Thursday night with a crowd of supporters. .survey-result {padding:10px;} 13 ON YOUR SIDE sat down with the candidates for governor to discuss a range of issues that are directly affecting Michiganders and asked for their opinion and possible solutions for these issues. .race_header.republican { Here's a timeline of their friendship. } Doesn't mean that everybody carries a gun, but they have the right to do that. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { } a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } More recently, she has led the campaign to protect women from anarchaic and dangerousabortion banrevived bythe U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. .results_text { if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; What's on my ballot? Im fighting for their kids, their jobs and their future, and I wont back down.. "We carpooled, lived at each other's houses.". background-color: #f4f4f4; For starters, they never should have made it retroactive. It's got to stop Michigan's at a tipping point.". Snoop didn't deny it when he made an appearance on the show later that year, according to Showbiz CheatSheet. "Well, I think it was a combination of things. And I disagreed with the legislature the way they presented the bill. And that was just north of Lansing [in Bath in 1927], when a gentleman blew up a school. We did not have time to get to questions about gun control in Michigan but did receive a statement on Rinke's stance from, Katie Martin, a senior advisor to Rinke: Kevin Rinke supports the 2nd Amendment and believes in constitutional carry which we saw used just last week by a brave citizen to save countless lives in Indiana. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { padding-top: 8px; $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); Plymouth Vowing to serve Michigan as a leader who "can be trusted," conservative Metro Detroit businessman Kevin Rinke kicked off his gubernatorial campaign Thursday night with a crowd . And I never would have signed the bill that the Republican legislature presented to Gretchen Whitmer. LANSING - Oakland County businessman Kevin Rinke spent about $10 million of his own money seeking the Republican nomination for governor and didn't even finish a close second. "I used to have a little crush on [Kristen]," Rami Malek told E! } 91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit 104.1 Grand Rapids height: 100%; I always felt slightly sorry for him because everyone wanted to tackle the future king of England. He wants more parental input in the classroom, plans to ban critical race theory and gender studies, and wants to see all Michigan public schools at a 95% literacy level by the time he hypothetically leaves office. padding-left: 10px; And that means that the people of the state need to work through their elected officials, their legislature, to come up with what they want. Current goal:To add additional franchises and manufacturers in Michigan and across the Midwest. Personal details about Kevin include: political affiliation is unknown; ethnicity is Caucasian; and religious views . PLYMOUTH, MI -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kevin Rinke says he will offer a "new kind of leadership" to Michigan, arguing his experience as a business executive separates him from the . But inexperience isjust this under-poweredfield's most conspicuous shortcoming. height: 22px; Click below to see everything we have to offer. p.survey-response {white-space: pre-line;} That'sMachiavellian strategy mischievous Democrats have prescribed in other states where election-deniers and anti-vaccine extremistsare contending in Republican primaries for important statewide offices. And I said, it would be an honor and a privilege, said Rinke of that first meeting. width: 90%; display: block; Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that the contest for Michigans Republican gubernatorial primary has become a farce, and that none of the five candidatesleft on the Aug. 2 primary ballot (after fully half thecrowded GOP fieldwas disqualified for petition fraud) is preparedto become this state'schief executive. background-color: #6db24f; Whitmer representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night. KR: We have also seen, you know, mass killings or mass injuries caused by automobiles, incidents with knives. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? He came on board the family business in 1983 after graduating from Michigan State University and assumed management in 1988 when his father retired from day-to-day operations. Michigan needs to change its business climate from a tax and regulatory perspective if we hope to attract people. .outer_percentage { DT: The criminal charges that you're talking about, though, are meant to be applied retroactively after an incident. Source1Source2. And the answer is, of course not. The BRIT School in London calls itself "the leading performing and creative arts school in the UK," so it's no surprise that these two talented musicians got their start there. [1], .votebox { Has your business interest been hurt by the change to the law? } Whitmers assault on our values and our way of life, he said in a statement. $('.pastResponses').hide(); In an interview with the Free Press Editorial Board, he said he had discovered "no evidence" that Biden's victory was fraudulent. padding-left: 8px; } Gretchen Whitmer are vanishingly slim. } I believe we have a state that overtaxes, and applies taxes in the wrong areas and overregulates, he said. } padding-bottom: 3px; p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} margin-bottom: .75em; .non_result_row th { We made the automobile business a profession.". font-weight: bold; .results_table_container { It's easy enough to imagine celebrities meeting on film sets or red carpets, but it's even more fascinating to picture them partnering up in a chemistry lab as teenagers. "I'm the only candidate that has said rape and incest are the two exceptions that I support, just like Donald Trump, just like Ronald Reagan. And that's why we need to strengthen our laws and our enforcement and how we look at people. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, Excellence in Education Award Nominations, Businessman Kevin Rinke launches campaign for Michigan governor, Trump endorses primary challenger to GOP Rep. Meijer. background-color: #f9d334; font-size: 12px; .non_result_row div { font-size: 20px; Thanks to her leadership, Michigan localities are prepped and ready to start using these federal dollars as soon as possible.". width: 150px; Rob Lowe, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr, and Charlie Sheen all went to the same school in California. }
, See also:Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022. ", He added: "I feel the anger of the people of Michigan and I'll use that to fuel myself to build a stronger and better Michigan that serves you.". There are conditions. Rinke is among 11 Republicans seeking to become the GOP nominee to challenge Whitmer in November. So a candidate running within that party would welcome an endorsement from a past president. What's that mean to the people? And it shows the hypocrisy of this governor and the left. Two, was the actions of Gretchen Whitmer, and the dysfunction of our government. They're pushing electric vehicles, we don't have a grid system that can support our existing houses, let alone electric vehicles. And the supervision I proposed Is that we offer opportunities to former military folks that can be armed, that have been trained, that are inclined to serve, and that know how to protect our kids. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. .votebox-scroll-container { word-wrap: break-word; .percentage_number { vertical-align: middle; Please enter valid email address to continue. overflow-x: auto; Doug first moved to Michigan in 2015 when he was awarded a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. I know that they know how to spend it better than Lansing does. "A Rinke administration is going to focus on a few things. $('.showResponses').hide(); If you look at this from a business investment, it's not a good investment. And we somehow have to resolve that, he said. Rinke and 10 other candidates have formed committees to seek the GOP nomination in August 2022, The Detroit News reports. The fact of the matter is you can't stop people who have a negative intent. A vote for Kevin Rinke is a vote for eliminating the income tax, fixing our broken education system, and restoring election integrity.float:right; But for the first time in his life, during the pandemic, Rinke considered leaving the. } font-weight: bold; The Republican candidate. He says that creating the proper environment for business in the state would eliminate the need for tax credits. And you need a governor that's willing to do the right thing that's not looking to make a career out of this. Kevin Rinke is his own man. Would that give the police the right? The former head of the Rinke Automotive Group said at the Bearded Lamb Brewing Companyhe was a better choice than Democratic incumbent, Gov. Besides the auto group, he has led other businesses, including a traumatic brain injury center and Centria Healthcare. But as soon as he approached me, he was like a magnet.". The primary is on August 2. background-color: red; .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { All that is is a form of government subsidy and control. } ", Rinke: "Well, I think that any past president has a significant influence on a party. .widget-row.heading { Rinke touched on several issues that are affecting people's pocketbooks the most in Michigan right now, like prices rising across the board due to historically high inflation. We also asked about school safety after the recent tragedies in Uvalde, Texas and right here in Michigan at Oxford High School. padding-left: 10px; .widget-row { "Well, I have been on record of saying that I disagreed with Gretchen Whitmer when she signed the bill. Whitmer's reelection campaign has raised a record-breaking amount of money, more than $17 million so far this cycle. overflow-y: hidden; And then the third thing is when I went around the state and spoke with people, they had the exact same concerns that I did. They go to states like Florida, which has no personal income tax. They ran in the same circles due to their famous parents and became fast friends. Rinke, who made a fortune on his family's car dealerships, formally announced his campaign this week, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on TV and digital ads. I will be an advocate for our children. } That's before you add in the taxes from people who currently leave the state for six months and one day to avoid paying personal income tax. Over the years, I realized that I could create a professional environment. LANSING (AP) Republican Kevin Rinke, a former owner of Detroit-area car dealerships, launched his campaign for Michigan governor on Monday with self-funded TV and digital ads that tout him as a conservative outsider and criticize Gov. border: 1px solid #999; We livein strange times, and there is no telling what a polarized electorate beset by a lingering pandemic, an incipient recession, and a paranoiac disinformation campaign led byformer President Donald Trump will do in November, when the winner of the forthcomingGOP primary winner will presumably be on the ballot. His Pontiac dealership is the biggest in the world, the Cadillac business is. Counties | display: table; padding-bottom: 0px; In 2017, Ansel Elgort posted a photo on Instagram where part of the caption read, "Laguardia high school pride. You need to be properly registered. Polls are open until 8pm, let's do this! Kevin is not pushing for new laws that only restrict the law-abiding but does support enforcement of laws against gun crime currently on the books.. We need to address the issues in Michigan. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { overflow: hidden; News in 2016. background-color: #db0000; margin-bottom: 0; DT: I do think that that process varies from state to state [that have the laws] in how the language is. "We hit it off from that moment on," shecontinued. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. color: #6db24f; Cities | Revenue in 1999 was more than $300 million. font-size: .9em; Now a new campaign ad from Kevin Rinke, a . Example video title will go here for this video. height: 56px; And then we're going to move on and start fixing other areas that will benefit our state and our citizens.". "He's a wonderful man. This is a good friend.". That said, Rinke'sexperience overseeing mid-sizedcorporations dwarfs anything his Republican rivals bring to the table. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that the contest for Michigan's Republican gubernatorial primary has become a . .votebox-results-cell--number { The two actors attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in the late 1980s, early 1990s. We'reskeptical of Rinke's confidencethat his successful private business ventures guarantee he'll beequally successful runninga state whose taxing and spending authority rests with an independent Legislature. The tunnel project would move Line 5 underground, where right now it sits on the bottom of the lake. My son, who was in on the conversation, said, dad, fix the darn thing.. .inner_percentage.Republican { Two suits, examined by The Detroit News, involved four employees of Rinke Pontiac/GMC. In 2009, Rinke joined Cassell & Associates, an organization focused on the rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic brain injuries. 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