Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Enough political stunts. Time for real leadership.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Instead of helping Michiganders with the real issues, like lowering costs, fixing our roads, or funding public schools, Michigan Republicans are chasing conspiracy theories and abusing their power. Republican State Rep. Jim DeSana announc…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM

DeVos family is plotting to buy Michigan’s future

Michigan Democratic Party DeVos family plans to pour millions of dark money to turn Michigan “reliably red"   Friend, In case you missed it, the DeVos family announced their latest scheme: pouring millions into a new “dark money” political group to help Michigan Republicans …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM

This is what the GOP is counting on

Michigan Democratic Party Michigan is ground zero in the fight to stop Trump and his MAGA extremists.   Friend, The first few months of Trump’s second administration made one thing crystal clear: We need a strong, well-resourced Democratic Party — starting right here in Mich…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM

They have billionaires, we have you.

Michigan Democratic Party   Have you seen this, Friend? We just learned that the DeVos family is launching a brand new political operation in Michigan — one that will be flooded with tens of millions of dollars and built with one goal: turn Michigan red in 2026. They’ve…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM

House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend,  This morning, House Republicans passed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” that guts Medicaid to pay for a massive tax giveaway to billionaires. They didn’t just vote for tax breaks. They voted to take health care away from millions of Amer…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM

They’re gutting Medicaid behind closed doors

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend,  House Republicans are meeting under the cover of darkness to rewrite Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, a budget so extreme, they won’t even let the public see it before the vote. Here’s what we do know: Trillions in tax breaks for billi…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM

John James & DeVos Family Teaming Up

Michigan Democratic Party The DeVos family thinks they can buy the Governor’s race in Michigan after they’ve funded attacks on public education, reproductive freedom, and workers’ rights in Michigan for decades.   Friend,  John James just cashed a $5 million check from the b…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Michigan Democrats are fighting for Medicaid

Michigan Democratic Party Friend, it’s up to us to hold Michigan Republicans accountable.   Friend,  Michigan Republicans are refusing to listen to their constituents. That means it’s up to Michigan Democrats to hold them accountable. Trump’s proposed budget would slash fund…

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  Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM

SIGN ON: Tell Michigan Republicans in Congress to protect Medicaid

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend,  Donald Trump and Michigan Republicans want to take the biggest cut out of Medicaid we’ve ever seen to fund tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. Sign on to our petition right now to demand that Congressional Republicans protect Med…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Trump’s loyal foot soldiers in Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Republicans are showing us exactly where their loyalties lie, and it’s not with working families.   Friend,  Michigan Republicans are showing us exactly where their loyalties lie, and it’s not with working families. In a budget vote, Rep. T…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Michigan Democrats deliver. MAGA Republicans destroy.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend,  When Michigan Democrats were in charge, saw real results that helped Michiganders: ✅ Lowered prescription drug costs ✅ Protected reproductive rights ✅ Created jobs and invested in clean water, infrastructure, and public schools ✅ Expande…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Example num. 3,857 of MIGOP hypocrisy

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Michigan Republicans love hypocrisy. This week, Speaker MAGA Matt Hall and Leader Aric Nesbitt tried to take credit for bringing new jobs to Michigan after they voted no — TWICE — on funding the Selfridge National Guard Base. Michigan Dem…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Trump’s “golden age” is costing Michigan.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Donald Trump came to Macomb yesterday to try to rewrite history on his first 100 days in office. He claimed “our golden age has just begun,” but for Michiganders, that golden age has looked like rising costs for groceries, gas, and prescr…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Trump is back in Michigan today

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Donald Trump is headed to Michigan today. While he prepares another rally filled with lies, Team MDP will be speaking out at a round table to talk about how Trump’s first 100 days have hurt real Michiganders, their families, their jobs, a…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Trump is attacking ActBlue

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Donald Trump launched an attack on ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform that the Michigan Democratic Party relies on. Why is he doing this? To be blunt, Trump wants to make it harder for supporters like you to contribute to m…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM

$1 million from China. And not a peep from Republicans.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, For months, Michigan Republicans shouted from the rooftops about Gotion, a project with links to China. They claimed Democrats were selling out to the Chinese Communist Party. They called it a “national security threat.” They said any ass…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump’s chaos is costing Michiganders

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, The nation is nearing Trump’s 100th day in office soon, and already, the damage is piling up. Dangerous executive orders, mass firings, economic panic, and rising costs have marked Trump’s chaotic second term. Sound familiar? It should. H…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Tell the MDP your story

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, It’s been 88 days since Trump took office (again), and most Democrats I’ve talked to are feeling uncertain, scared, angry, and disappointed.  As Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, it’s important to me to hear from my fellow Michigand…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM

A national abortion ban? That’s Mike Rogers’ plan.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Mike Rogers announced he’s running for U.S. Senate. Let’s not forget: he left Michigan once, but now, he’s back to finish the job. Mike Rogers traded public service for private profit and walked away from Michigan to buy a mansion in Flor…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM

My take on the MIGOP Chair’s recent interview

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, With 2026 fast approaching, Michigan Republicans are deep in debt, disorganized, and struggling to function. According to a recent interview, the new MIGOP Chair is running the party practically alone. He’s calling himself the all-in-one …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM

John James wants a promotion when he can’t even do the job he has right now.

Michigan Democratic Party   Team, John James says he’s running for Governor because he thinks Michigan lacks “strong, competent leadership.” That’s a bold claim from someone who won’t even hold a town hall. Let’s be clear: Under Democratic leadership, Michigan has:  ✅ Creat…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM

John James wants a promotion. We want accountability.

Michigan Democratic Party   John James just announced he’s running for Governor of Michigan. Let me be clear, Team: John James hasn’t earned himself a promotion. He’s earned himself a pink slip. As a U.S. Representative to Michigan’s 10th District, John James won’t hold tow…

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

April 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM

I spoke for over 25 hours straight on the Senate floor

Michigan Democratic Party This is a moment where we must all speak up.   Family, it’s Cory. This week, I stepped off the Senate floor after speaking for over 25 hours straight — because I cannot stand idly by while Donald Trump and Elon Musk completely disregard the rule of …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Matt Hall’s reckless policies are hurting Michiganders

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Matt Hall and Republicans in Lansing are hurting Michigan families — and they don’t care. Instead of working to strengthen our communities, they’re gutting funding for schools, slashing local budgets, and making life harder for Michigan f…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM

3 million more doors knocked in 2024

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, In 2024, Michigan Democrats knocked 3 million more doors than we did in 2022. That’s not a typo. It’s the result of Project 83, a bold, grassroots organizing program we built from the ground up that focuses on the whole ballot, from local…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM

While John James hides, we show up.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, This weekend, Michigan Democrats held a People’s Town Hall in Warren to do what Michigan Republicans won’t: listen.   Senator Chris Murphy, Congressman Maxwell Frost, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and I stood alongside Michiganders in…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Tonight is our most important deadline yet

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, At midnight tonight, we close the books on our first FEC end-of-quarter deadline of 2025. This deadline matters because everything is on the line in 2026: An open U.S. Senate seat and critical U.S. House races that could determine contro…

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  Ben Wikler (via WisDems) · [email protected]

March 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM

April 1 is less than a week away.

Michigan Democratic Party   Hello, Friend. It's Ben. I spent this last weekend knocking on doors for Judge Susan Crawford for Supreme Court, Jill Underly for State Superintendent for Public Instruction, and all the great Wisconsin Dems running in an election that is 5 days …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Michigan is the battleground. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Michigan is ground zero for the 2026 elections. With an open U.S. Senate seat and an open Governor’s race, all eyes are on Michigan. The path to keeping Democratic leadership in Washington and Lansing runs straight through our state — and…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Candidate recruitment starts NOW — are you in?

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Republicans have gotten away with too much in Michigan. For too long, they’ve run uncontested in local elections, holding seats unopposed and making decisions that hurt working families without fear of accountability. That ends now. The M…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Huizenga won’t listen. Let’s replace him.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Bill Huizenga proved once again that he’s not listening to the people he was elected to serve in Congress. At a recent town hall, Michiganders showed up with real concerns, from the future of Medicaid funding to government overreach. They…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Did you see this, Team?

Michigan Democratic Party   Did you see this, Team? Republican House Reps have been hiding from hundreds of their constituents across Michigan who are protesting at their offices and town halls in response to Trump and Musk’s dangerous agenda. The GOP plans to cut impor…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Survey for Michigan Democrats ➡️

Michigan Democratic Party   Team, As the new Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, it’s important to me that I hear from YOU and what priorities you want us to focus on as we work together this year to prepare for the 2026 elections. Michigan plays a vital role in standin…

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  Elissa Slotkin · [email protected]

March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM

My response to Trump’s speech

Michigan Democratic Party This week I gave the official response to Trump’s speech - here's what I said.   Hi everyone. Senator Elissa Slotkin here. This week I gave the official response to President Trump’s Joint Address. I hope you had a chance to watch. Since I’m a s…

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  Kristen McDonald Rivet · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM

I’m on the list, Friend.

Michigan Democratic Party   Hi Friend, It's Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democrat representing MI-08.  This morning, The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced their 2026 "Frontline" Democrats. These are the members considered to be most a…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM

I’ll say what Trump was too scared to say last night

Michigan Democratic Party Trump gave his first campaign speech (I mean joint address…) at his Washington D.C. rally (I mean Congress…) and it was riddled with lies   Friend, last night, Trump gave his first campaign speech (I mean joint address…) at his Washington D.C. rally…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Open this before Trump’s Joint Address tonight

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Tonight, Donald Trump will give his address to a joint session of Congress for the first time in five years. This Joint Address will no doubt be filled with lies, attacks, and attempts to make the Trump administration look “successful” as…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

March 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Open this before Trump’s Joint Address tonight

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Tonight, Donald Trump will give his address to a joint session of Congress for the first time in five years. This Joint Address will no doubt be filled with lies, attacks, and attempts to make the Trump administration look “successful” as…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Trump’s latest billionaire cash grab was passed by House Republicans

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, This week, the entire Michigan GOP delegation in the U.S. House voted yes on their disastrous, Trump-endorsed budget reconciliation bill with deep spending cuts that could potentially cut $800 billion from Medicaid. This would be the larg…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM

I’m fired up! Let’s get to work.

Michigan Democratic Party   Hello Friend, If this is the first time you are hearing from me, please let me introduce myself. I’m Curtis Hertel, former state senator and now, the new Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. I am so grateful for Lavora Barnes’ years of ded…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM

I’m passing the torch to the MDP’s new Chair, Curtis Hertel

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Over the weekend, Michigan Democrats gathered at the Spring State Convention to elect new leadership to the Michigan Democratic Party. I am thrilled that the party voted to elect Curtis Hertel as Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. Cu…

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  Christy Jensen, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM

One month of all the crazy sh*t Trump and Musk have done

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Since we’re officially one month into Donald Trump’s presidency, here’s a round-up of some of the crazy sh*t he and Elon Musk have done: Fired of thousands of federal employees and made major funding cuts to federal agencies Signed an ex…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM

What the open Senate seat means for Michigan Dems

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, I’m reaching out with a pivotal opportunity we have in Michigan that I need your help with. But before I ask you to make a contribution, I want to explain. As I’m sure you know, Senator Gary Peters announced he is not running for reelecti…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM

How Trump’s tariff plan will affect Michigan’s economy

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Under Democratic control, the state of Michigan’s economy has flourished.  Michigan’s economy is growing faster than expected thanks to the leadership of Michigan Democrats, who held control of the state legislature for two years and pass…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM

February is Black History Month

Michigan Democratic Party   It’s Black History Month, Friend. It’s more important now than ever before to take time to recognize the incredible contributions Black Americans have made throughout our history and reflect our ongoing struggle for racial justice. Right now, Tru…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Democrats vs. Trump

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is working to lower the costs for Michiganders while simultaneously protecting existing programs that benefit middle-class families. Her recent budget proposal includes increased spending on education, electric v…

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  Christy Jensen, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

February 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Hold the line

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend — the attempted coup that is happening in the federal government right now is unprecedented and unconstitutional. Trump and his unelected billionaire buddies are attempting to destroy America from within and are wreaking havoc and chaos in…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Your support today is critical

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, this week, Senator Gary Peters announced that after 35 years of dedicated public service, he will not be seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026. We are grateful for all he’s accomplished to help build a better, brighter future for …

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM

It’s been difficult… I’ll be honest

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, The past two weeks have been difficult. I’ll be honest. It feels like every hour, there’s another breaking news alert at the latest action Trump and his MAGA enablers have taken to attack America. They’ve already: Started ICE raids and d…

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  Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy".

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Today’s word of the day: juxtaposition. Today’s celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands in stark contrast to Trump’s second inauguration. As we prepare for the inauguration, many of us feel disheartened and…

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