Garlin Gilchrist
The Public Record
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
★ Featured Quote
September 30, 2026
I see the role’s first and foremost goal as protecting voters and their data, and that means standing up to President Donald Trump.
— Garlin Gilchrist
Donald Trump is coming for our votes and our election system in the State of Michigan.
I want to make sure everyone knows what they can do, whether it’s this primary season or this general election season, make sure you participate as a Medicaid voter.
I’m the only candidate in this race who’s delivered for people in that way.
People want to see the state really standing tall and saying, This is what we believe, what needs to be true.
What this Trump administration has done—this what I call the MAGA murder budget—is it frankly puts those women’s lives at risk.
We are not afraid of people participating in the political process. Democrats are coming up with ways to expand voting, not schemes to suppress it, and that`s all we are seeing.
What`s dangerous is what Republicans in Michigan are trying to do to voting rights. We have seen them introduce 39 voter suppression bills in the Michigan State Senate and dozens more in the Michigan House that are seeking to roll back…
The truth is, the Trump administration is really trying to beta-test their election stealing strategy in Michigan.
The people of Michigan spoke with a clear and loud voice. Joe Biden won Michigan by a margin that is 15 times the margin that Donald Trump won Michigan in 2016.
The work of democracy is always going to require effort. We cannot treat it like it's not fragile because there is.
The fact that these partisan actors were willing to toy with democracy, to toy with the votes of the voters of Wayne County, and this really is ridiculous and it's shameful.
The only people who have tried to cheat have been Republicans when they tried to sabotage the postal service, when they told people straight up not to vote or had robocallers in Michigan telling people to vote on the wrong day.
Joe Biden won Michigan by 140 plus thousand votes, 14 times the margin that Donald Trump won Michigan in 2016.
The president and Republicans have been telegraphing this move for months. They were going to refuse the results of the election and use everything at their disposal to try to delegitimize the voices and the votes of people here in…
When we disagree, we have conversation... threaten violence and to overthrow the government. That is dangerous and destructive. And it is deadly.





