Curtis Hertel, Jr. replaces Lavora Barnes, who led the party since 2019 and chose not to seek another term. Hertel is a former county official, state senator and advisor to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Democratic Party has elected former State Sen. Curtis Hertel as the new party Chair. The Party says this follows former Chair Lavora Barnes’s decision to … ...

Former state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., of East Lansing, took the helm of the Michigan Democratic Party as its chair during the party's convention Saturday where politicians and party activists ...

Detroit — Michigan Democrats on Saturday elected former state Sen. Curtis Hertel to lead their party during the pivotal 2026 election cycle, when Michigan voters will decide on their next ...

Former Democratic state Senator Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing) is looking to lead Michigan Democrats as chair of the state party after an election that has left the party bruised. There’s ...

Former State Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing) promised to work across the aisle if elected to Congress in Michigan's 7th Congressional District while speaking at a July 17, 2024 campaign event. | ...

Anna Liz Nichols Dec 16, 2024 Dec 16, 2024 Former State Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing) promised to work across the aisle if elected to Congress in Michigan's 7th Congressional District while ...

Lansing — Former U.S. House candidate Curtis Hertel announced Monday he's running to be the next chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party with the backing of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Thanks to Curtis Hertel Jr., Republican attack ads against the "liberal lobbyist" in the 7th Congressional District race practically wrote themselves.

Republican Tom Barrett (left) beat Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr., (right) in the race for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, which was vacated by Rep. Elissa Slotkin in pursuit of a U.S. Senate seat.

Former state Sen. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) appears to have prevailed over former state Sen. Curtis Hertel (D-East Lansing) in the early hours of Wednesday, as Hertel has conceded the 7th ...

Hertel conceded the race in a statement at about 3 a.m. Wednesday morning in which he applauded Barrett for his decades of military service and wished him well in "this next chapter of service ...