{"id":1259589,"date":"2022-01-31T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T01:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1259589"},"modified":"2022-01-31T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T01:25:10","slug":"republican-john-james-launches-campaign-for-congress-in-michigans-10th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-john-james-launches-campaign-for-congress-in-michigans-10th-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican John James Launches Campaign for Congress in Michigan&#039;s 10th District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-john-james-launches-campaign-for-congress-in-michigans-10th-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1259589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Former Republican Senate candidate John James announced on Monday he is running for the open congressional seat in Michigan\u2019s 10th District, which has been redrawn into a competitive battleground ahead of the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>James, a businessman who graduated from West Point and served in the U.S. Army, released a video message with his announcement that heavily focused on the economy and jobs. Under the leadership of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/web\/laus\/laumstrk.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finished<\/a>&nbsp;December with one of the top ten highest unemployment rates in the country, at 5.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m John James, and I want to grow your economy, not Washington\u2019s,\u201d James begins in the video. \u201cI\u2019m an open-minded, free-thinking conservative, and I\u2019m not afraid to listen even if you disagree with me. I\u2019m not a career politician, but I do know how to create Michigan jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I fought on the battlefield for American lives and in business for good-paying jobs that fuel livelihoods. I will continue to fight for the hardworking families in Michigan\u2019s 10th district as today I announce my run for Congress. Join me at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2HSYuRU7Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/L2HSYuRU7Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PkqKpwqIWP\">pic.twitter.com\/PkqKpwqIWP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John James (@JohnJamesMI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnJamesMI\/status\/1488113891871764481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The video features James in a warehouse as he speaks about his business in automotive logistics. The Detroit-based Republican serves as president of the James Group and CEO of its subsidiary Renaissance Global Logistics and says his work is \u201cthe kind of business that put Michigan on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A political newcomer in 2018, James ran for Senate against longtime incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and lost by about seven points. The Michigan Republican sought to retry his bid for Senate in 2020 against a newer incumbent, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), and came up short by less than two points, receiving 2.6 million votes compared to Peters\u2019 2.7 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19699058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/AP20291186142552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19699058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP20291186142552-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - In this Monday, June 22, 2020, file photo, Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James speaks at Weir Farms in Hanover Township, Mich. First-term Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is trying to hang onto his seat. The low-key, understated, maybe even \u201cboring\u201d senator is betting voters care more about his effectiveness as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority. Peters is finding it tougher to shake Republican John James. Michigan has something it has not seen in 20 years: a competitive Senate contest. (AP Photo\/David Eggert, File)\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this Monday, June 22, 2020, file photo, Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James speaks at Weir Farms in Hanover Township while first-term Democrat Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is trying to hang onto his Senate seat. (AP Photo\/David Eggert)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now back on the campaign trail, James has the most name recognition in the new 10th District, which largely comprises Macomb County in northern Metro Detroit and leans just slightly Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan lost one congressional district after the release of updated U.S. Census population data last year, and the new congressional map has led current 10th District Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) to run for reelection in the new solid red Ninth District and Ninth District Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) to face off against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in Michigan\u2019s new Democrat-leaning 11th District.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan\u2019s redrawn map, although finalized, is now facing litigation, but any map changes resulting from legal battles are likely to have minimal impact on James\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>James said in his video, \u201cMichigan deserves a leader who\u2019s lived in the real world, who understands national security, who understands how to provide economic opportunity,\u201d and zeroed in on his military experience \u2014 having gone through Ranger School and served in Iraq \u2014 as an indication of his dedication to serving the country.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Democrat Party chair Lavora Barnes chided James after he made his campaign announcement,&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichiganDems\/status\/1488150626571857921?s=20&amp;t=TW0wRSMc7CTYyNYtPmQDAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stating<\/a>, \u201cLosing two statewide campaigns 2 election cycles in a row should send a clear message to John James, Michiganders are not interested in him representing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats hoping for a pickup opportunity in the 10th District however currently have relatively unknown candidates in the running,&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/10\/anti-israel-democrat-running-congress-michigan-competitive-tenth-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including<\/a>&nbsp;anti-Israel activist&nbsp;Huwaida Arraf.<\/p>\n<p>On the&nbsp;Republican side, attorney Eric Esshaki is James\u2019s closest competitor in the primary race.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican Senate candidate John James announced on Monday he is running for the open congressional seat in Michigan\u2019s 10th District, which has been redrawn into a competitive battleground ahead &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}