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The race for Michigan Attorney General runs into its final month

By Steve Carmody • Oct 7, 2018

Michigan’s hard hitting race for Attorney General is moving into its final month.

TV ads have been running for weeks taking shots at both Democrat Dana Nessel and Republican Tom Leonard.

Judge orders state to put independent Attorney General candidate's name on November ballot

By Sarah Cwiek • Aug 27, 2018

The Michigan Secretary of State must place an independent candidate for Attorney General’s name on the November ballot if he submits the right paperwork, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Independent candidate Christopher Graveline submitted nominating petitions with over 14,000 signatures by the state deadline in July. But those were rejected because Graveline did not meet the 30,000-signature threshold required by state law.

Checking in with 2018 Attorney General candidates: Dana Nessel

By Stateside Staff • Jul 20, 2018

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Stateside's conversation with attorney Dana Nessel, who is running as the Democratic candidate for Michigan attorney general.

With the August primaries just three weeks away, we continue to make the rounds of candidates running for statewide offices.

We’ve spoken with Republican Tonya Schuitmaker who is running against Tom Leonard for their party’s nomination for attorney general.

Now we turn to the Democratic party’s endorsed candidate Dana Nessel.

Federal prosecutor quits to run for Michigan AG

By The Associated Press • Jul 11, 2018

A federal prosecutor has quit his job to launch an independent candidacy for Michigan attorney general.

Christopher Graveline headed the violent crime unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit, prosecuting gang members and drug traffickers. He faces a July 19 deadline to collect 30,000 signatures from voters to get on the November ballot.

Graveline has support from Barbara McQuade, his former boss and a University of Michigan law professor. McQuade was U.S. attorney for eastern Michigan under President Barack Obama.