Rep. Pete Hoekstra eagerly announced the endorsement of Gov. Rick Snyder in his race against Sen. Debbie Stabenow, sending out a fundraising letter praising the governor’s policies since taking office.
Aren’t you proud of the job that Governor Rick Snyder is doing in Lansing? …
I am
Gov. Rick Snyder has endorsed former rival Pete Hoekstra for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Former U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland) told supporters Friday that he will not seek the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing).
In a statement released by Hoekstra, he said the decision was “extremely difficult” and that ultimately the decision was made not to seek the office More…
Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat in the U.S. Senate is looking like a key battle for control of Congress in the 2012 election. After defeating pols in similar situations in 2010, the GOP is targeting that seat in the next campaign:
Roll Call reports:
At this point in
Quick primary update: Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri all go to the polls today to select a slew of candidates. All three are states where Republicans hope to either hold steady or make big gains.
Michigan has the most races of interest, including a governor’s seat that Republicans hope to recapture More…
This weekend, TWI sister site The Michigan Messenger spoke with Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), a gubernatorial hopeful, about his involvement in the famed C Street House as a member of the “Family”:
“I went to C-Street. We prayed, and we studied the Bible and we fellowshipped together. Very straight forward,”
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — you couldn’t flip on a TV without seeing him in the aftermath of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s botched terrorism attempt — has steadily moved into the lead in the GOP’s primary for governor of Michigan. A new poll for Michigan’s Booth More…
Evidently out of patience with attacks on the Obama administration for reading would-be Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab his Miranda rights, John Brennan, the White House counterterrorism chief, called out the Obama administration’s conservative critics for what he described as selective outrage.
The GOP congressman and candidate for governor of Michigan is quick with his (faint) praise on Twitter:
Clearly enjoying the attention he’s getting for his aggressive attacks on the Obama administration’s handling of terror threats, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) takes to Twitter to declare victory:
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