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New Michigan GOP Chair hopes to unify party

Russ McNamara February 28, 2025

The two major political parties held their conventions last weekend. On the Democratic side, former state Senator Curtis Hertel will...

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Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra.
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MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024

Hernz Laguerre December 28, 2024

It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...

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Kristina Karamo celebrates her election as Michigan Republican Party chair at the state party's convention on February 18, 2023.
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Karamo forcibly removed from Michigan GOP convention; party chooses Fink, O’Grady for state Supreme Court

Colin Jackson August 26, 2024

The Michigan Republican Party accomplished its goal of choosing candidates for statewide offices including Michigan Supreme Court, state school board,...

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Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said dissident delegates were refused credentials because they ignored repeated efforts to get them to register.
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Trump walks away with Michigan GOP convention, hard feelings linger

Rick Pluta March 4, 2024

Former President Donald Trump swept Michigan Republican caucuses held Saturday in Grand Rapids. Trump’s victory and popularity among delegates belies...

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Kristina Karamo speaks to delegates at the Michigan Republican Party convention Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich., before she defeated nine other candidates to win the party chair position for the next two years.
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Appeals court denies stay to stop ouster of Michigan GOP chair

Rick Pluta March 1, 2024

Former Michigan Republican Party chair Kristina Karamo has lost an important court decision in her effort to be reinstated as...

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FILE - Michigan Republican Party chair Pete Hoekstra listens at a campaign rally in Waterford Township, Mich., Feb. 17, 2024.
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MichMash: Oakland County Chair Vance Patrick on why he supports Hoekstra over Karamo for Michigan GOP chair

Hernz Laguerre February 23, 2024

The drama in the Michigan GOP continues as the party plans two separate conventions for the Republican presidential nominee. MichMash...

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Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.
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Judge refuses to toss court case to remove Karamo as GOP chair

Rick Pluta February 21, 2024

A Kent County judge has allowed a lawsuit to go forward that seeks a court order to legally declare that...

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U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra speaks at the Finance Forum at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 4, 2019.
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National Republican party sides with former Rep. Pete Hoekstra in battle over Michigan GOP chair

Associated Press February 15, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra has been officially recognized by the national Republican party as the Michigan GOP...

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FILE - Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates on Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.
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RNC empanels special committee to resolve Michigan leadership dispute

Rick Pluta February 5, 2024

The Republican National Committee has stepped in to resolve the dispute over who is leading the Michigan Republican Party. A...

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U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra speaks at the Finance Forum at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 4, 2019.
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Pete Hoekstra named new chair of MI GOP by anti-Karamo faction

Colin Jackson January 22, 2024

One faction of the Michigan Republican Party chose former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, Pete Hoekstra, as their new chair...

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FILE - Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates on Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.
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Detroit Today: What the vote to oust Kristina Karamo means for Michigan Republicans

Detroit Today January 8, 2024

As we approach the official start of the 2024 election season, Michigan Republicans are facing chaos within their own party...

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Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.
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Michigan Republicans vote to remove state GOP chair Kristina Karamo in contested meeting

Quinn Klinefelter January 8, 2024

The Michigan GOP is locked in an internal struggle over its leadership as a faction of party leaders voted to...

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