GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The top Republican in the U.S. Congress has high hopes for a Michigan congressional candidate.

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has campaigned for Republican John Gibbs in Grand Rapids.

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McCarthy called Gibbs “an extraordinary candidate” ahead of the November election against Democrat Hillary Scholten.

Gibbs beat incumbent Republican Rep. Pete Meijer  in the August 2 primary.