a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1019:"<span style="font-size: larger;">Tea Party Lieutenant Governor candidate Wes Nakagiri has managed to garner the required number of signatures from state committee members to get on the August State Republican party convention ballot when the concention delegates will decide who will represent the on the republican ticket with Governor Snyder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Nakagiri has faced convention rule changes regarding the process by the state party that made his challenge more difficult in his battle to replace Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">To read more about Nakagiri&rsquo;s efforts to replace Lieutenant Governor Calley as Snyder&rsquo;s running mate go online at:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/tea_party_leader_wes_nakagiri.html"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/05/tea_party_leader_wes_nakagiri.html</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"4054";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:8:"naka.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:35:"sites/default/files/images/naka.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"48310";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1417448981";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";s:2:"19";}}}