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Douglas Campbell
Green candidate for Governor / Lt. Governor, Michigan · Open seat
Retired registered professional engineer; substitute high school teacher
Douglas Campbell, of Ferndale, is the Green Party of Michigan's nominee for governor in the November 3, 2026 general election, with Bobbie Clay of Benton Harbor as his running mate for lieutenant governor. The Green Party nominated him at its July 2026 convention. He was also the Green Party's nominee for governor in 2002 and 2006 and has run for U.S. House several times.
Where Campbell stands
- Priorities
- Names affordability, energy and education as his top three priorities for Michigan.
- Education / school funding
- Proposes ending the charter school system and funding schools through a statewide budget instead of local property taxes. He argues the property-tax system keeps children in poor areas in poor schools.
- Education / students
- Proposes better school buildings to reduce crowding, and a fund to help blue-collar and low-income high school students study abroad.
- Economy / jobs and wages
- Says government job-creation incentives turn into corporate welfare. Supports direct public hiring in the style of a Green New Deal, plus a Universal Basic Income.
- Minimum wage
- In a speech at a Green Party event, recommended tying the hourly federal minimum wage to one ten-thousandth of the total pay of the highest-paid member of Congress.
- Health care
- Supports creating a not-for-profit national health system, starting at the state level by taking over hospitals that are about to close, one at a time.
- Energy / utilities
- Supports turning electric and gas utilities from for-profit private companies into municipal agencies. Also supports adding an energy code to the building code and helping owners upgrade existing buildings.
- Environment / Line 5
- Supports closing the Line 5 pipeline, saying it threatens the Great Lakes.
- Renewable energy / EVs
- Supports covering flat roofs and parking lots with solar panels, paid on a net-metering basis, and encouraging electric vehicles.
- Immigration / civil rights
- Says residents need protection from the federal government and supports Bill of Rights protections for all residents. Argues low wages come from late-stage capitalism, not immigration.
Background
- Green Party nominee for Michigan governor, 2026 (nominated at the July 2026 state convention)
- Green Party nominee for Michigan governor, 2002 and 2006
- Green Party candidate for U.S. House in 2008, 2010, 2012 (MI-14) and 2024 (MI-11)
- Regional campaign coordinator for Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign
- Registered professional engineer (retired); substitute high school teacher
- Resides in Ferndale, Oakland County
In the news
- Who is running for Michigan governor? Meet the candidates running for the state's top job CBS Detroit, October 13, 2026
- Green Party's Douglas Campbell runs for Michigan governor Lansing Letter, October 7, 2026
Also running for Governor / Lt. Governor
- Jocelyn Benson Democratic
- John James Republican
- Anthony Hudson Libertarian
- Donna Brandenburg U.S. Taxpayers
Sources
- VOTE411 (League of Women Voters) Michigan Governor voter guide – Campbell responses
- Green Party of Michigan – 2026 executive office candidates
- CBS Detroit – Michigan governor candidates
- Lansing Letter – Campbell profile
- Michigan Advance voter guide – Governor
- Michigan Women's blog – 2026 governor candidates
- Wikipedia – 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election
Last researched October 22, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.