State Rep. Beau Lafave formally announced his campaign for Secretary of State.

LaFave says he is running to reopen the Secretary of State offices in the state. He would be the first from the U.P. to hold a statewide office since Chase Osborn of Sault Ste Marie was Governor from 1911 to 1913.

Mike Furmanski was the Electric Superintendent with the city of Escanaba when he served on the Governor’s U.P. Energy Task Force. He is now general manger of the Alger Delta Electric Cooperative. 

He says it seemed the task force was formed with a predetermined goal — to close Line 5.