Overview
- Gilchrist announced Monday via video and social posts that he is leaving the gubernatorial race to run for Secretary of State.
- He said his platform will target dark money, modernize licensing and registration services, and protect voter and driver data from misuse or surveillance.
- The Secretary of State seat is open because Jocelyn Benson is term-limited and is running for governor.
- With Gilchrist out, Democrats’ governor race is now largely a two-person contest between Benson and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.
- He joins a crowded Democratic field for Secretary of State—Barb Byrum, Aghogho Edevbie, Adam Hollier, and Suzanna Shkreli—with support at the party’s endorsement and nominating conventions expected to be pivotal.