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{{Officeholder
|name=Garlin Gilchrist
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Ellen Gilchrist
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/lieutenant governor
|state=Michigan
|governor=[[Gretchen Whitmer]]
|terms=January 1, 2019 – present
|preceded=Brian Calley
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Garlin D. Gilchrist II''' (born September 25, 1982, age {{age|1982|9|25}}) is an [[entrepreneur]], [[engineer]], and [[Democrat]] serving as the current [[lieutenant governor]] of [[Michigan]] under the governorship of the radical, totalitarian [[Gretchen Whitmer]].
==Lieutenant Governor of Michigan==
===2018 election===
Former state senator [[Gretchen Whitmer]], the [[Democrat]] nominee in the 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, selected Gilchrist to be her running mate for [[lieutenant governor]].<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/20/garlin-gilchrist-gretchen-whitmer-running-mate/1040401002/ Who is Garlin Gilchrist? Facts about Gretchen Whitmer's running mate]</ref> The pair won the general election with 53.3% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/michigan-governor?mtrref=duckduckgo.com&gwh=9B99839774724706ACF79E69E067E6B6&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL Michigan Governor Election Results 2018]</ref>
===Tenure===
It was announced in April 2020 that Gilchrist was named by Gov. Whitmer to lead the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2020/04/20/michigan-coronavirus-task-force-racial-disparities/5166777002/ Michigan coronavirus task force on racial disparities dedicates work to Detroit girl, 5, who died]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90502---,00.html Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II]
*[https://www.gretchenwhitmer.com/about/garlin/ Meet Garlin Gilchrist II]
*[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/184717/garlin-gilchrist Garlin Gilchrist's Biography]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Garlin_Gilchrist_II Garlin Gilchrist II - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Michigan]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:African Americans]]