Garlin Gilchrist

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
From: January 1, 2019 – present
Governor | Gretchen Whitmer
Predecessor | Brian Calley
Successor | Incumbent (no successor)
Information

Party  | Democrat

Spouse(s)  | Ellen Gilchrist

Garlin D. Gilchrist II (born September 25, 1982, age 40) is an entrepreneur, engineer, and Democrat serving as the current lieutenant governor of Michigan under the governorship of the radical, totalitarian Gretchen Whitmer.

## Contents

* 1 Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
* 1.1 2018 election
* 1.2 Chinese Communist ties
* 1.3 Tenure
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Lieutenant Governor of Michigan[edit]

### 2018 election[edit]

Former state senator Gretchen Whitmer, the Democrat nominee in the 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, selected Gilchrist to be her running mate for lieutenant governor.[1] The pair won the general election with 53.3% of the vote.[2]

### Chinese Communist ties[edit]

Garlin Gilchrist attended a controversial “collaboration summit” between Chinese Communist Party officials and U.S. Governors. The summit, which occurred in May of 2019, was touted as an “exclusive deal making opportunity” for closer financial ties between the Chinese government and their U.S. counterparts.

The summit featured “one-on-one meetings” between the U.S. and their Chinese Communist Party counterparts, and, at the time, was met with harsh criticism from the Trump administration for its “ties to Beijing’s overseas propaganda wing – the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFCC), which co-hosted the conference.”

Its parent organization, China General Chamber of Commerce, also features a host of executives from controversial Chinese Communist Party-linked companies on its board such as Huawei, China Telecom, China Mobile, and Inspur Group. All of the aforementioned firms have been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as proxies for the Chinese military for over two decades.[3]

### Tenure[edit]

It was announced in April 2020 that Gilchrist was named by Gov. Whitmer to lead the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Who is Garlin Gilchrist? Facts about Gretchen Whitmer's running mate
2. ↑ Michigan Governor Election Results 2018
3. ↑ https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/michigan-gov-ccp-conference/
4. ↑ Michigan coronavirus task force on racial disparities dedicates work to Detroit girl, 5, who died

## External links[edit]

* Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II
* Meet Garlin Gilchrist II
* Garlin Gilchrist's Biography
* Garlin Gilchrist II - Ballotpedia