Please answer the following question: Information:  - Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr. (born October 21, 1955) is an entrepreneur-businessman from Michigan. The son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he served as CEO of the consumer goods distribution company from 1993 to 2002. In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm. In 2012, "Forbes" magazine listed his father as the 67th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of approximately $5.1 billion.  - Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American politician, attorney, educator, author, political commentator and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. She is currently a MSNBC political contributor.  - Ruth Johnson ( born January 8 , 1955 ) is the Secretary of State of Michigan . She is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and the 2006 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Dick DeVos . As secretary of state , Johnson has made improving customer service at Secretary of State offices , protecting consumers and expanding the number of people on Michigan Organ Donor Registry her top priorities .  - The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2011, as the state's 48th governor, was re-elected November 4, 2014, and was sworn in for a second term on January 1, 2015. He is not eligible for a third term under Michigan's term limits, which limit a governor to two, four-year terms.    After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'ruth johnson' with the relationship of 'member of political party'.  Choices: - democratic party  - republican party
Answer:
republican party