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Politics
Craig Mauger

Republican businessman Perry Johnson joining race for Michigan governor

LANSING, Mich. — Perry Johnson, a businessman from Bloomfield Hills and self-described "quality guru," is joining the crowded race to be the Republican nominee for Michigan governor.

In a statement Thursday, Johnson, 74, founder of the Perry Johnson Companies Group, said he's filing the required paperwork that will allow him to raise and spend money on his campaign and plans to announce his candidacy formally in February.

"Michiganders deserve better, demand better and with an emphasis on quality, would have a much better government," Johnson said.

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