This Sheriff Wants To Be Governor of Michigan | Better Bad Ideas w/Sean O'Brien | Ep. 61

Sean sits down with Sheriff Chris Swanson in this week's Better Bad Ideas! Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Welcome Chris Swanson 02:19 - Running for Governor 05:05 - How will you change the status quo? 07:28 - What is your Sheriff’s Department like? 08:55 - States Movie Tax Incentives 11:07 - Going from Sheriff to Governor 11:49 - Working with BLM 22:03 - De-escalating protests 29:35 - Swanson’s Union Background 30:09 - Michigan Sports 31:30 - Endorsements 34:25 - Running in a Purple State 36:12 - Opinions on the Democratic Party 42:26 - Objectives as Governor 53:46 - Protecting industries from AI 01:01:10 - Why are you a better choice for Governor? 01:04:05 - Fundraising 01:05:18 - Building relationships 01:07:45 - Handling Criticism 01:10:21 - Family Life 01:17:17 - Advocating for ex-convicts 01:22:25 - The GHOST Program 01:32:20 - Who would you want lunch with? 01:33:30 - What’s going on with Nancy Guthrie? 01:40:40 - Outro This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices