Mon Apr 25, 2022 – 7:15 pm EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (LifeSiteNews) — Two Trump-backed Republican candidates in Michigan have beaten out establishment picks to earn the nomination of the Michigan GOP, giving a hint as to the direction of the Republican Party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Kalamazoo attorney Matthew DePerno and Oak Park educator Kristina Karamo were given the nod by Michigan Republican Party delegates during the endorsement convention Saturday, becoming the Republican contenders for attorney general and secretary of state, respectively.
Karamo scored an easy victory, bringing in 67% of the vote in the first round of voting, The Detroit News reported. Meanwhile, though DePerno had fallen short of the required 50% in the first round, he nabbed the nomination with 54% in the second round of voting.
Attorney @MDePerno—who challenged misreported election results—and professor @KristinaKaramo were tapped by the #Michigan GOP to challenge Attorney General @DanaNessel and Secretary of State @JocelynBenson.
Both candidates have been endorsed by Trump. https://t.co/LfL62fSGF4
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) April 25, 2022
“We’ve got a great slate of candidates,” Michigan Republican Party chairman Ron Weiser said while standing on stage with Karamo and DePerno on Saturday.
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