People across Michigan are fed-up and frustrated,
anxious and angry, and so am I.

I'm Virg Bernero and I'm here to tell you that I'm running for Governor so I can fight for you.

The state we all love is on the ropes. People feel the walls closing in around them. Job loss, home foreclosure, rising health care costs, jacked up credit card rates and rising tuition are crushing too many Michigan families. People are hurting.

The clueless leadership at the State Capitol doesn't get it. The so-called leaders in the Washington bubble don't get it either. And the Wall Street wizards who helped put us here definitely don't get it.

We need a governor who will get up every day ready to fight for Michigan workers and families. We need a new vision and a different kind of leadership to get Michigan back on track.

We have the best workforce in America right here but we need leadership as strong as our backs and as innovative as our minds.

As mayor of Lansing, I've never backed down from a tough fight and I've delivered real results.

Four balanced budgets without raising taxes. 4,000 new jobs. Over half a billion dollars in new investment. And public/private partnerships that are helping the businesses of the old economy retool for the jobs of the future. We haven't waved the white flag of surrender over our manufacturing. And we're diversifing our economy at the same time.

Now, more than ever, we need a governor with bold leadership, boundless energy and the determination to make Michigan work again. I'm ready for this fight and I know you are too.

Please join me today as we begin the fight of our lives to turn things around for our state and for our future.

If you are ready to get to work right now to fight for the change Michigan needs, please take a moment to pledge your support, sign up as a campaign volunteer, or make a donation that will help me get my message out to citizens across the state.

With your help, we will overcome today's challenges and forge a new prosperity for the Great Lakes State.

Together we can make Michigan work again!

Yours for Michigan's future,