Paroled killer out of race for Grand Rapids Commission Third Ward seat

*Editor’s note: The video report above aired March 16, 2026.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. (WOOD) — A man who spent years in prison for a murder committed while he was a teen is out of the race for Grand Rapids Third Ward commissioner.

In a Thursday social media post, Richard Griffin said his campaign had been informed it had not garnered enough valid signatures to make it on the ballot…

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