Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James has announced his running mate.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, James announced on social media that he is choosing Michigan Rep. Jay DeBoyer as his running mate.
DeBoyer serves Michigan’s 63rd House District, which covers southern St. Clair County and northern Macomb County. He is also the chairman of the House Oversight Committee and a member of the House Judiciary and House Economic Competitiveness Committees.
“I am choosing Jay DeBoyer as my running mate because he has run a business, served in local government, and overseen elections. He knows how to work with both parties in the Legislature to get things done.
Jay embodies the West Point Honor Code principles I expect in my administration: restoring integrity, competence, and trust in state government.
He will lead the fight against corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse, protecting core services while fixing what’s broken.
Michigan deserves a government as good as its people, focused on excellent schools, safer streets, and an affordable Michigan. Jay will help us deliver it.
U.S. Rep. John James via X
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Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement regarding James’ announcement:
“Facing intense pressure to pick the most MAGA candidate possible, John James has settled on Jay DeBoyer, who evidently decided that he’d rather jump onto a two-time statewide loser’s sinking ship than continue on House Republicans’ road to the minority. James and DeBoyer are cut from the same cloth: they’re both MAGA extremists who will put Donald Trump first and Michigan last. DeBoyer has voted in lockstep with Republicans’ extreme agenda in Lansing, peddled disproven election conspiracy theories, received thousands of dollars in campaign cash from the DeVos family, and even refused to open an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to a Michigan school.
A James-DeBoyer administration would be a rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda of cutting healthcare, stripping away fundamental rights and freedoms, and putting corporations and special interests first. Michigan Democrats look forward to defeating this extreme Republican ticket in November.”
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel
