LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan lawmaker who faces charges stemming from an extramarital affair with a fellow lawmaker and an alleged attempt to cover it up is running for a county prosecutor's post.
Todd Courser resigned from the Michigan House last year right before it voted to expel the other lawmaker, Rep. Cindy Gamrat. He said in a statement Tuesday that he decided to run for Lapeer County prosecutor "after much prayer and consideration."
The county clerk's office confirmed he submitted the paperwork to challenge incumbent Tim Turkelson in August's Republican primary.
Turkelson told the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News he was surprised by Courser's filing.
Courser and Gamrat both face misconduct in office charges. Courser also faces a perjury charge.
