Kevin Hertel
2023 - Present
2027
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Kevin Hertel (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Hertel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hertel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Hertel lives in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, part of metropolitan Detroit. Hertel graduated from Notre Dame High School. Hertel earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Michigan State University. His career experience includes working as a legislative analyst and a special assistant to the office of the president for Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hertel was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Energy and Technology Committee (decommissioned)
- Health Policy Committee, Chair
- Senate Regulatory Reform Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Families, Seniors, and Veterans Committee_(decommissioned), Majority Vice Chair
2021-2022
Hertel was assigned to the following committees:
- House Regulatory Reform Committee, Minority vice-chair
- Rules and Competitiveness Committee
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 |
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• Communications and Technology |
• Health Policy |
• Oversight, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 12
Kevin Hertel defeated Pamela Hornberger in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel (D) ![]() | 50.2 | 62,772 |
![]() | Pamela Hornberger (R) | 49.8 | 62,368 |
Total votes: 125,140 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 12
Kevin Hertel advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel ![]() | 100.0 | 25,728 |
Total votes: 25,728 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 12
Pamela Hornberger defeated Michael D. Williams in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Pamela Hornberger | 64.5 | 19,198 |
Michael D. Williams | 35.5 | 10,547 |
Total votes: 29,745 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Kevin Hertel defeated Michael Babat and Christine Timmon in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel (D) | 60.3 | 32,569 |
![]() | Michael Babat (R) ![]() | 39.7 | 21,462 | |
Christine Timmon (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 |
Total votes: 54,038 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Kevin Hertel defeated Christopher Jeffery and Patrick Biange in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel | 72.6 | 9,715 |
![]() | Christopher Jeffery ![]() | 15.0 | 2,007 | |
![]() | Patrick Biange ![]() | 12.4 | 1,655 |
Total votes: 13,377 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Michael Babat defeated Christine Timmon and Brian Hakola in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Babat ![]() | 37.1 | 2,775 |
Christine Timmon | 37.1 | 2,771 | ||
Brian Hakola | 25.8 | 1,933 |
Total votes: 7,479 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Kevin Hertel defeated Kyle McKee in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel (D) | 62.6 | 25,820 |
Kyle McKee (R) | 37.4 | 15,394 |
Total votes: 41,214 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Kevin Hertel advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kevin Hertel | 100.0 | 11,129 |
Total votes: 11,129 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Kyle McKee advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 18 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kyle McKee | 100.0 | 6,552 |
Total votes: 6,552 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Sarah Roberts (D) did not seek re-election.
Kevin Hertel defeated Renata Polonaise in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 general election.[3]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
63.31% | 29,247 | |
Republican | Renata Polonaise | 36.69% | 16,953 | |
Total Votes | 46,200 | |||
Source: Michigan Secretary of State |
Kevin Hertel defeated Steven Fleck and Paul Francis in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.[4][5]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
76.31% | 5,454 | |
Democratic | Steven Fleck | 7.12% | 509 | |
Democratic | Paul Francis | 16.57% | 1,184 | |
Total Votes | 7,147 |
Renata Polonaise ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.[4][5]
Michigan House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Endorsements
In 2016, Hertel's endorsements included the following:[6]
Elected officials
- Sander Levin, United States Congressman
- Steven Bieda, State Senator
- Sarah Roberts, State Representative
- Mark Hackel, Macomb County Executive
- Derek Miller, Macomb County Treasurer
- Dave Flynn, Macomb County Board of Commissioners Chairman
- Veronica Klinefelt, Macomb County Commissioner
- Ron Frederick, St. Clair Shores City Councilman
- Peter Accica, St. Clair Shores City Councilman
- Cardi DeMonaco Jr., Eastpointe City Councilman
- Dennis Olshove, Former State Senator
Organizations
- St. Clair Shores Police Officers Association
- St. Clair Shores Professional Firefighters – IAFF Local 1744
- Michigan Association of Police
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters
- Michigan Building and Construction Trades
- Laborers' Local 1191
- Pipefitters Local 636
- Sheet Metal Workers' Local 80
- Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters
- Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43
- Unite Here Local 24
- Michigan Education Association, Macomb PAC
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Hertel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hertel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- The pandemic caused significant economic hardship, and many in our community are still feeling its effects today. Rising costs, high fuel prices, and supply chain issues are still hitting families hard. That’s why I am fighting for policies that will provide relief to families, bring good-paying jobs back to Michigan, and set up our state for continued economic success.
- Providing quality education to all students is what will propel our state forward. While others push culture wars and attempt to politicize our classrooms, I am laser focused on improving educational outcomes for our children.
- Investing in our infrastructure to provide safe roads and clean drinking water. I have worked to bring resources back to our community to make sure our families have access to infrastructure that allows us to get to work and school safely. I have also worked to update out sewer infrastructure to protect Lake St. Clair and our drinking water systems to ensure everyone has access to clean, safe drinking water.
Advocated for historic investments in students, setting the next generation up for expanded educational opportunities.
Fought tirelessly in support of special education, increased state aid for local school districts and, during the pandemic, for nutrition assistance for children whose primary source of nutrition is in-school meals.
Championed the Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP), allowing parents, grandparents and other family members to help defray the cost of higher education with a 529 savings account, which are free from federal taxation.
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2020
Kevin Hertel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Hertel's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]
Environment
- Excerpt: "I will fight to ensure that outdated sewage systems in our area are replaced or repaired in order to end the dumping of sewage into our waterways. We must pass legislation to hold communities that dump sewage into our waterways accountable."
Public education
- Excerpt: "I will work every day to ensure our teachers, local school boards and staff have the resources necessary to educate our children. A vibrant Michigan economy begins with a strong public education system."
Higher education
- Excerpt: "We must adequately fund Michigan’s public universities and community colleges to ensure we have the most talented workforce in the country."
Public safety
- Excerpt: "Police officers, firefighters, and EMS workers are vital to our communities. To keep our communities safe, I will work tirelessly to ensure proper revenue sharing is in place to keep police and first responders on our streets."
Senior citizens
- Excerpt: "I will fight to repeal the pension tax and work hard every day to ensure seniors in Michigan receive the respect they have earned."
Roads
- Excerpt: "As a state, we must responsibly maintain our infrastructure. I will work hard to ensure we don’t ignore this issue and will fight to bring road funding to the 18th District."
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 through December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 through December 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Michigan State Senate District 12 |
Officeholder Michigan State Senate District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kevin Hertel 2022 campaign website, "Meet Kevin," accessed January 21, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kevin Hertel," accessed January 21, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Kevin Hertel, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ Kevin Hertel, "Issues," accessed June 22, 2016
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Rosemary Bayer (D) |
Michigan State Senate District 12 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Sarah Roberts (D) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 18 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Jason Hoskins (D) |