John E. James
John Edward James is an American businessman, veteran, and former US Senate candidate. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, losing to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow. He also ran for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic incumbent Gary Peters in 2020. James served for eight years in the Army, participating in multiple tours of duty in the Iraq War.
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John Edward James is an American businessman, veteran, and former US Senate candidate. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, losing to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow. He also ran for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic incumbent Gary Peters in 2020. After losing the 2020 race, James initially refused to concede and made unsubstantiated claims of fraud before conceding on November 24. James served for eight years in the Army, participating in multiple tours of duty in the Iraq War. He attended the Ranger School and became Ranger-qualified, but was not a part of the 75th Ranger Regiment and is therefore not considered to be an Army Ranger by the United States Army. James received a master’s degree in supply chain management from Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business and an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
In 2012, James joined James Group International, where his father, John A. James, was the CEO. James was named one of the Detroit Business Journal’s 30 in their 30s of 2012, and Michigan Chronicle 40 under 40 of 2014. He served as a board member of the Michigan Council for Future Mobility, Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council and National Veteran Business Development Council. He currently serves on the Detroit Workforce Development Board. James ran on a typical Republican platform, describing himself as pro-life, pro-second amendment, and pro-business conservative. He opposes abortion, legalizing Roe v Wade, and compared the Supreme Court decision to legalizing abortion, which he said was a “genocide” He was endorsed by President Donald Trump on Twitter on July 27, 2018, eleven days before the Republican primary.
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