Chris Swanson, Prominent Sheriff and Democrat, Announces Run for Michigan Governor FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Chris Swanson, the high-profile sheriff of Michigan's Genesee County, is ...

Chris Swanson, the high-profile sheriff of Michigan's Genesee County, is launching a Democratic bid to become the battleground state's next governor. First elected sheriff of Michigan's ...

Republican Tom Leonard, a past state House speaker and former attorney general candidate from DeWitt Township, announced he's running for governor.