Michigan Democratic Party, Curtis Hertel

Curtis Hertel Jr. ascends to Michigan Democratic Party chair
Curtis Hertel Jr. will lead the Michigan Democratic Party during a critical election cycle with many key races on the ballot in 2026.
Hertel to lead Michigan Democratic Party into pivotal 2026 elections
Michigan Democrats voted to elect former state Sen. Curtis Hertel to lead their party during the pivotal 2026 election cycle
Dems and GOP will pick new party chairs in Detroit
On Saturday, members of the Michigan Democratic Party and the Michigan Republican Party will meet to, among other things, select their next chair to lead the party heading into 2026. At the MIGOP convention,
Chorus of Michigan politicians condemns state Democratic chair candidate for saying ‘This is not the Jewish party’
On the eve of elections for the chair of Michigan’s Democratic Party, a range of politicians are condemning one of the candidates for saying the Democrats are “not the Jewish party.”
‘Not the Jewish party’: Candidate to lead Michigan Dems under fire for antisemitic comments
A candidate to head Michigan’s Democratic Party is facing backlash for suggesting his party is “not the Jewish party.” Al Williams, a Democratic activist and organizer from Detroit also said that voices beyond American Jews should be heard in discussions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Michigan Democrats, Republicans each select new party chair
On Saturday, both the Michigan Republicans and Democratic parties chose new leaders and discussed their goals for the next year.
2 candidates for Michigan Democratic Chair share strategies for rebuilding party
Lavora Barnes is the outgoing chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, after being elected in February of 2019.
Curtis Hertel elected Chair of Michigan Democratic Party
The Michigan Democratic Party has elected former State Sen. Curtis Hertel as the new party Chair Hertel was elected chair following Lavora Barnes’s decision to step down from the position. The voting occurred earlier today at the Michigan Democratic Party Spring State Convention.
What to know as Michigan Republicans select new chair to lead party into the 2026 midterms
Michigan Republicans are gathering in Detroit to select a new chair to lead the party into the 2026 midterms, when several critical races will be decided in the battleground state
Local focus? New strategy? Healing? Democrats chart a path forward after Trump's win
Michigan Democrats gathered Saturday for their convention where rank and file members heard calls to unify and heal as a ...
Latest Detroit mayor hopeful has plan to return city back to 1M residents: annexation.
Rogelio Landin, 71, a longtime political activist, filed paperwork Monday in Wayne County to create an exploratory committee.
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What the Hell Happened to Democrats in Detroit?
Trump won Michigan by around 80,000 votes—and urban Wayne County accounts for virtually all of it. Yes, the explanation ...
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Michigan lawmaker beats out Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chair
Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in ...
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Democratic governors balance whether to fight or pacify after Trump threatens one of their own
President Donald Trump’s real-time confrontation with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes captured the conundrum many ...
Michigan's 2026 gubernatorial race is already getting crowded. Here's who's running so far
Five people say they're running and more are considering plans for the 2026 race more than a year before votes will be cast.
Michigan Senate, House spar in court over nine bills that never made it to Whitmer's desk
A state judge will rule on a dispute between the Michigan House and Senate over the fate of nine bills that the last ...