Curtis Hertel

Curtis Hertel (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 7th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.^[source]

Hertel (Democratic Party) was a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 23. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on January 1, 2023.

Hertel has served as the Ingham County Register of Deeds.^[1]

Biography

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Hertel earned his bachelor's degree from the James Madison College at Michigan State University in political science.^[1]

In 2001, Hertel was elected Ignham County Commissioner. He served until 2008. During that time, he served as Constituent Relations Director for the House Democratic Caucus.^[1]

He was elected as the Ingham County Register of Deeds. His first term was from 2008 to 2012.^[1]

For six years, Hertel worked for the Department of Community Health. He also served as the Department’s legislative liaison.^[1]

Hertel is the president of the Michigan Association of Register of Deeds, a member of the Sierra Club and member of the local Rotary Club.^[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Hertel was assigned to the following committees:

Advice and Consent Committee, Minority vice-chair
Senate Appropriations Committee, Minority vice-chair
Health Policy and Human Services

2019-2020

Hertel was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Banking & Financial Institutions
• Commerce
• Health Policy
• Regulatory Reform

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hertel served on the following committees:

Michigan committee assignments, 2015
• Appropriations
• Banking and Financial Institutions, Minority Vice Chair
• Commerce, Minority Vice Chair
• Health Policy, Minority Vice Chair
• Regulatory Reform

Campaign themes

2024

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2014

Hertel listed the following issues on his campaign website:^[2]

Early childhood education

Excerpt: "We must make sure that there is equality of opportunity when it comes to early childhood education and we must invest as a state in the option for universal preschool."

Public education

Excerpt: "My first priority, to ensure success for our children and our state, is to make sure teachers, local school boards, and support staff have the funding and necessary tools to develop our most important asset as a state — our children."

Higher education

Excerpt: "We need to continue investing in our community college system."

Abortion

Excerpt: "I also strongly believe in a woman’s right to choose, and oppose any intrusion by the State of Michigan into a decision that should be made between a woman and her doctor. The Michigan legislature passed a new law this year that would require a woman to buy a separate insurance rider to cover abortion, even in the extreme cases of rape, incest, or in instances that would protect the life & health of the mother. I find this type of legislation to be extremely offensive, and will do everything I can as a legislator to repeal it."

Equal pay

Excerpt: "I strongly support legislation that will require businesses to treat men and women equally."

Senior citizens

Excerpt: "Senior pensions are now taxed, for the first time in Michigan’s history, thanks to the recent legislation that was signed by Governor Synder. This is outlandish for two reasons: first, many of our seniors live on a fixed income and had made their retirement plans not knowing of this new tax burden. More egregious, the Governor decided to use this increase in taxes to give a massive tax cut to corporations and CEOs in Michigan. As your State Senator, I will never overlook the needs of our seniors to cater to powerful interest groups."

LGBTQ

Excerpt: "LGBT citizens should be able to work without the fear of being fired for who they are. Marriage equality should be recognized, and Michigan should no longer stand in the way of adoption rights for LGBT couples."

Roads

Excerpt: "It is estimated that it will take over $2 billion dollars a year in order to improve our roads to reasonable standards. We as a state cannot shrink from this responsibility. It will take a combination of increased user fees, taxes, and prioritizing of current funds to fix this massive problem."

Right-to-work

Excerpt: "If elected, I will seek to repeal right-to-work, and fight to protect prevailing wage, and to restore workers’ rights back to the working men and women of Michigan."

Housing

Excerpt: "We must build more protections into the system for citizens who are at risk of losing their most important asset. And we must punish those in the banking industry that have allowed these fraudulent practices to continue, and who rob people of their due process rights."

Healthcare

Excerpt: " Because of the Affordable Care Act, and Michigan Medicaid expansion, we have now dramatically increased the access to care for hundreds of thousands of our Michigan residents. We must protect these gains and make sure that the people of Michigan have access to quality hospitals."

Elections

2024

Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 7

Curtis Hertel is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 7 on August 6, 2024.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 7

Tom Barrett is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 7 on August 6, 2024.

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2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

Curtis Hertel was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.