A lawyer who challenged misreported election results and a community college professor were tapped by the Michigan Republican Party over the weekend to challenge Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Republicans picked two candidates—lawyer Matthew DePerno for attorney general and professor Kristina Karamo for secretary of state—they hope can capitalize on flagging enthusiasm for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections.
DePerno brought a lawsuit against botched election night counts in Antrim County, which officials there and Benson have said stemmed from human error. The suit was tossed in 2021.
Karamo, a professor at Wayne County Community College, launched her campaign after she said she witnessed election law violations at the TCF Center in Detroit while serving as a poll challenger there.
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