GRAND RAPIDS -- A three-way Republican primary is set for state Rep. Tom Pearce's, R-Rockford, 73rd District seat.

Tim Nelson, 39, of Rockford, director of spiritual formation at Ada Bible Church, will battle Tom Norton, of Sand Lake, a retention specialist with Charter Communications and Bruce Hawley, of Kent City, a former business manager for Ironworkers Local 340.

In 2008, Hawley was defeated when he ran as a Democrat.

This doesn't tell the whole sordid tale of Bruce Hawley. [from Republican Michigander]

Here, a Michigan Liberal thread shows that Bruce Hawley was campaigning with Carl Levin. It has a picture of Bruce and his wife with Carl Levin.

The Campaign Contributions list shows his real ties. He donated to Andy Dillon, Dave LaGrand who ran against Bill Hardiman, Democrat state party, state rep Mary Valentine, state rep Roy Schmidt, Jennifer Granholm, Kent County Democrats, and the 3rd District Democratic Committee.