MLB.com CEO files to run for Michigan governor

MLB Advanced Media CEO files to run for Michigan governor.

• "Former state Treasurer Bob Bowman filed paperwork this morning to run for governor as a Democrat....

The filing comes a day after Detroit businesswoman Denise Ilitch decided against a run for the Democratic nomination for governor....

• An official announcement hasn’t been made yet, but the filing means that Bowman is in the race, at least for the moment, and can start raising money for the upcoming campaign.

Bowman, 54, was the state treasurer under former Gov. Jim Blanchard from 1983 to 1991, president and chief operating officer of ITT Corp. and has been president and CEO of Advanced Media, the interactive media company of Major League Baseball, since 2000."...

• Darren Rovell interview with Bowman after loss of Supreme Court fantasy baseball case, 6/3/08

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