Retired Ford engineer Don Ufford, who led the team that redesigned the Mustang and F-150, said he is running for the U.S. House as a Democrat in the Oakland County seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a candidate for Senate.

Ufford, 60, of Bloomfield Township raised eyebrows this past week when his campaign announced he had raised over $220,000 in the first 24 hours after his launch ― a sizable sum for a political newcomer and first-time candidate.

He's running to tackle the community's "gnarly" problems and apply his mindset of an engineer, builder and businessman to help the district's families, he said.

"I see families struggling a fair amount here with the chaos that's come out of the recent administration ― things like the tariffs and health care areas that are just makin

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