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Republican Tom Barrett is leading Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. in the hotly contested MI-7 congressional district, 48 to 41 percent with 11 percent undecided, according to a July 8-11 survey of 532 constituents by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, a non-partisan analysis firm.

House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Kalamazoo) are among the 35 House members facing primaries this summer of varying severity.

The fundraising prowess of U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) has struck again.

Within five minutes of President Joe Biden's remarks in Detroit last Friday, the audience began chanting "lock him up," referring to former President Donald Trump. Lon Johnson, a past Michigan Democratic Party chair, said such activity shouldn't be engaged in.

Rep. Andrew Fink (R-Osseo), also a candidate in the running for state Supreme Court, wants U.S. House districts sized down to no more than 50,000 residents per district.