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Former Pontiac dealer Kevin Rinke commits $10M in bid for Mich. governor

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Kevin Rinke, the former owner of Rinke Automotive Group, formally entered the race for Michigan governor Monday with a television ad featuring him driving a 1969 Pontiac GT muscle car around a race track. (Screenshot)
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November 22, 2021 08:03 PM

DETROIT -- Kevin Rinke, who amassed a fortune in car dealerships and traumatic brain injury care, is committing $10 million of his personal wealth toward seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan and unseating incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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