GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — FOX 17, along with their E.W. Scripps Company partners WXYZ and WSYM, hosted a debate for the Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidates ahead of the 2022 August Primary.
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The debate took place Wednesday, July 20, at Oakland University in metro Detroit and featured the five GOP gubernatorial candidates running in the August Primary.
Moderator Doug Reardon opened the debate by asking how each candidate plans to make sure all Michiganders have access to clean and safe water, to which Kelley responded:
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When asked about gun violence and increasing mental health funding, Soldano and Dixon responded with the following:
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When asked about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Rebandt responded with the following quote:
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QUESTION: How do you plan to get parents better access to childcare at a lower cost?
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When asked about Michigan jobs and manufacturing, Rinke responded:
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QUESTION: What issue or policy do you see yourself most easily being able to work across the aisle on?
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FOX 17’s Doug Reardon moderated along with Chuck Stokes from WXYZ and Elle Meyers from WSYM, and the debate aired on all three stations.
“We’re proud to be working with Scripps, and well-known reporters and debate moderators Chuck Stokes, Doug Reardon, and Elle Meyers, to bring the candidates' visions into the homes of all Michiganders," said Ambassador Ron Weiser, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. “It's important that voters are able to hear what each candidate has to offer, as well as how they will turn our state right side up after four years of turmoil, and we are looking forward to providing another opportunity for people to tune in to change as they will decide who they want to carry the Republican banner into November as we work to defeat Gretchen Whitmer.”
