Kathleen Gray

Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will follow in Donald Trump’s footsteps when he comes to Detroit on Sept. 14 and speaks to the Detroit Economic Club.

Trump the Republican candidate for president, spoke to the club earlier this month. An invitation has been extended by the club to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but her campaign has not responded yet.

In the Real Clear Politics polling average, Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico, is at 8.9% of the vote in national polls, behind Clinton and Trump. But there have been a few polls where he has received 10 or 11%. In Michigan, Johnson got 8% of the vote in an EPIC/MRA poll done after the Republican and Democratic conventions, while Clinton led Trump by a 43-32% margin. Green Party candidate Jill Stein got 3% of the vote.

► Related: Hillary Clinton holds 7-point lead over Donald Trump

► Related: Donald Trump headed to Detroit in September to appeal to black voters

The Detroit Economic Club has become a popular spot for presidential candidates over the years. In this cycle, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush all spoke to the club.

Johnson's 12:30 p.m. speech will be held at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. Luncheon tickets are available, only for DEC members and guests, via www.econclub.org.

Contact Kathleen Gray: 313-223-4430, kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal