Race to succeed Kildee draws a crowd as expected

It's official: The race to succeed U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, has drawn a crowd. With the deadline for filing nominating petitions with the state passing on Tuesday, the official field to replace Kildee after six two-year terms in office drew four candidates each in both the Democratic and Republican primaries to be held on Aug. 6. That doesn't come as much of a surprise, either. While a Democrat named Kildee − either Dan or his late uncle Dale, who preceded him before stepping down following the 2012 election...