Curtis Hertel

MI-07 2024 Election Dates
AB Mail Start	9/26/2024
AB Request Deadline	11/4/2024
EV Start*	10/6/2024 – 10/26/2024
EV End	11/3/2024
AB Deadline	11/5/2024

*In most areas EV will start on 10/26 but start dates could be as early as 10/6 dependent on the municipality. More info will follow.

Voters the Lansing and Detroit DMAs will hear starting in September that Tom Barrett is a former Army Helicopter pilot who has always served our country and will continue to fight for our values against Joe Biden’s failed policies that have enabled China, opened our borders, and shuddered our factories.

Voters in the Lansing and Detroit DMAs need to hear that Curtis Hertel is a corrupt insider who has enriched himself while making life more expensive for hardworking Michiganders.

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Corruption

Curtis Hertel is a shady political insider who has spent his career getting rich off of Michigan taxpayers. As Governor Whitmer’s top lobbyist, Curtis Hertel was in charge of passing the state budget and he used his position to give $1.5 million in taxpayer funds to a politically connected non-profit through his wife’s agency. He resigned the day the budget was signed into law and then immediately accepted a $100,000 contract from that same non-profit.

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China/Gotion Deal

As a state senator, Corrupt Curtis Hertel signed a non-disclosure agreement in order to negotiate a secret taxpayer-funded $175 million gift to a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery plant, near a US military installation, here in Michigan.

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Taxes

Curtis Hertel would make life more expensive for Michigan familes; throughout his time in Lansing, he’s supported numerous income and tax increases on hardworking families and would do the same in Washington

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Personal:

Tom Barrett was born and raised in Michigan. Tom joined the United States Army, out of school. Tom attended Western Michigan University on the Montgomery GI Bill and graduated with honors in 2007. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Ashley, and their four young children, Patrick, Eleanora, Gwendolyn, and Louis.

Miltary:

After graduation, he took the first airplane ride of his life as he departed for Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Tom’s service in the military has continued for more than 21 years, and his deployments have taken him to Iraq, Kuwait, Guantanamo Bay, and South Korea. After returning from Iraq, the Army selected him to attend flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama where he learned to fly some of the most advanced helicopters in the world. All told, Tom logged over 1000 hours flying helicopters, and during his service at Guantanamo Bay, Tom protected our nation from some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world.

Legislative:

Upon returning home, Tom ran for State Representative after seeing that Michigan had the second-highest veteran unemployment rate in the nation. In 2016, he was instrumental in investigating concerns at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, where an audit had exposed abuse, neglect, and cover-up. After holding a first-of-its-kind legislative hearing at the Home for Veterans, reform legislation was passed that led to dramatic improvements and also resulted in the construction of multiple brand new facilities for Michigan’s veterans. In 2018, he was elected to the Michigan Senate.

More info on Tom’s record of service to veterans below:

MI Rep: GR veterans home scandal highlights need for improved services

MI Lawmakers outraged over report on GR home for veterans

New York Post: Michigan Dem, an ex-Whitmer lobbyist, misused public funds to secure cushy job: watchdog complaint

Detroit News: Key U.S. House hopeful moved from Whitmer’s office to nonprofit tied to $1.5M grant

Fox News: Veterans shame Democrat in top 2024 House race for wearing Army uniform during event despite never serving

Fox News: Lobbyists for CCP-tied EV company funneled cash to Democrats after filing as foreign agents

The Midwesterner: Republican lawmakers, FBI director sound alarm over CCP Gotion

DEMOCRATFACTS

Corruption

China/Gotion Deal

Taxes

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