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John James

Candidate for Governor

Running mate: Jay DeBoyer

Republican

Background

Occupation
U.S. Representative, Michigan's 10th District
Campaign website
johnjamesmi.com

U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th District since his election in 2022. West Point graduate and former Army aviation officer who flew Apache helicopters in Iraq, then led his family's business, James Group International.

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Photo: Official portrait — U.S. House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes eliminating the state income tax

    The plan starts with a one-quarter cut funded by savings from an audit of state spending, then phases the tax out.

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “We are eliminating the state income tax. Not someday. Not maybe. We are doing it.”
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Education

  • Pledges to opt Michigan into the federal scholarship tax credit

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “John will opt Michigan into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit that he fought to pass in Congress.”
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  • Supports limiting girls' school sports to students born female

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “biological males will only be permitted to compete with and against other biological males”
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Health & human services

  • Supports requiring parental consent for minors' medical treatment

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “require parental consent for medical treatments for all minor children”
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Government & transparency

  • Proposes an audit of ten years of state spending

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “Conduct a comprehensive audit of all state government expenditures for the past ten years”
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  • Supports ending the governor's and Legislature's FOIA exemption

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “open the records of the Governor’s office, the entire executive branch, and the state legislature to public scrutiny”
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  • Proposes legislative approval to extend emergency orders past 14 days

    Freedom agenda

    Campaign website · John James for MI · johnjamesmi.com

    “Require legislative approval to extend emergency orders beyond 14 days, and implement sunset clauses to prevent unchecked executive authority.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John James on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (100)

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