Leonard And Chatfield Firewall Keeps Michigan House House Red

By Brandon Hall
(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

Despite losing all statewide races, Michigan Republicans held their legislative majorities this week, including the hotly contested House of Representatives 58-52.

In addition to hard work from candidates all across the state, the leadership of House Speaker Tom Leonard, and soon to be Speaker Lee Chatfield, was essential in defending the GOP majority.

Tom Leonard donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to fellow Republican House members he could have spent on his own campaign for Attorney General. He also made hundreds of fundraising and campaign appearances for members of the caucus, many of them in vulnerable seats.

Chatfield set fundraising records as HRCC chair, raising millions and providing candidates with the funds needed to take on the Democrat onslaught. Chatfield campaigned tirelessly across the state for 2 years, there is no doubt he has earned the Speaker's Chair.

Despite a series of disappointments at the top of the ticket Tuesday, thanks to Leonard and Chatfield, Governor Whitmer will have to fight a Republican House led by Speaker Chatfield instead of a rubber stamp from the Democrats and radical liberal Christine Greig.
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com
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