Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM

MIGOP wants to pick our candidates for us

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend,  The special election in State Senate District 35 is one of the most important races in Michigan this year. Unfortunately, Trump agrees with us… With control of the Michigan State Senate on the line, Republicans know this seat matters, so…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM

This is why Democrats need Senate power

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, right now, Democrats in the U.S. Senate are drawing a line. After the killing of two U.S. citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats are refusing to rubber-stamp funding for the Department of Homeland Security without real gu…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM

They're coming for reproductive freedom in Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Fifty-three years ago, Roe v. Wade affirmed a simple truth: women should have the freedom to make their own health care decisions. Michigan Republicans spent decades trying to take that freedom away, and when Donald Trump’s Supreme Court …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM

SAVE THE DATE: 2026 State Endorsement Convention and Legacy Dinner

Michigan Democratic Party Let’s build our bench, protect our values, and prepare to win in 2026   I hope you’ll save the date and join us in Detroit for a Michigan Dems Weekend, Friend! On Saturday, April 18th, Michigan Democrats will gather to honor the legacy of Governor G…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Today, the world honors and remembers the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His words and actions have influenced and inspired millions of activists across the nation for decades. One quote that stands out to the MDP team toda…

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  Elissa Slotkin · [email protected]

January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM

Under Investigation

Michigan Democratic Party As a former CIA officer, I've seen democracies flicker out. Friend, Several weeks ago, myself and five other Members of Congress with service and veteran backgrounds made a video directly quoting the Uniform Code of Military Justice about the milita…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM

Trump told Michigan workers to “f*ck off.”

Michigan Democratic Party   This is ridiculous, Team. When Trump was in Detroit this week, he told a Michigan autoworker to “f*ck off,” and then turned around and told Michiganders to “let China come in” and take over the auto industry. Trump and his MAGA cronies aren’t on …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM

Trump is in Detroit, Team.

Michigan Democratic Party   Trump is in Detroit, Team. After months of calling affordability a “hoax,” Trump is coming to Detroit to take credit for his “great” economy and spin lies while Michiganders are paying more for health care, groceries, and everyday essentials. And…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Survey for Michigan Democrats ➡️

Michigan Democratic Party   Team, Our entire team here at the Michigan Democratic Party wants to take a minute to thank you for your support in 2025 and for helping us finish the year strong. Now, it’s time to take this grassroots momentum into 2026 and get ready to fight t…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM

I want to be clear about one thing, Team

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, As we close out the year, I want to be very clear about one thing: Every dollar we raise from grassroots supporters like you is making a difference. Because of supporters like you, Michigan Democrats were able to launch new digital progra…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Michigan families know better than this

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend: Our end-of-year fundraising deadline is tomorrow at midnight. Before I ask you to make a contribution ahead of our most important deadline of the year, I want to share some new data that confirms what Michigan families already feel every …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM

This deadline couldn’t be more important

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Michigan Democrats are heading into our final end-of-year fundraising deadline on December 31 at midnight. We couldn’t be clearer about what’s at stake. After months of warnings from Democrats, Republicans just ensured that health care co…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM

The most important Senate race of 2026

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, In just a few days, we’ll hit our New Year’s Eve end-of-year fundraising deadline, the final public report before the 2026 election cycle begins in full force. No race in the country will shape the future of the U.S. Senate more than Mich…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM

This will hurt hundreds of thousands of Michiganders

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Senate Republicans made their position painfully clear: they would rather force health care prices to skyrocket for working families than lift a finger to help. They voted to kill a Democratic proposal to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) …

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  Marseille Allen · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM

We opened a new office in Detroit thanks to you

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, I am Marseille Allen, the Managing Regional Director for Southeast Michigan, and I’m writing to you from our brand-new MDP office on Woodward in Detroit. And let me tell you: it’s getting hot in here, literally. Not only are we making som…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM

ACA premiums are exploding in Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Blue Cross call center volumes have “exploded” because Michigan families are experiencing unprecedented sticker shock as Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums skyrocket. This is not an accident. It’s the direct result of GOP-backed health ca…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM

Liar, liar (you know the rest…)

Michigan Democratic Party Trump called affordability a “con job by the Democrats.”   Friend, The number one issue for voters is affordability, and last month’s election proved it. In races across the country, voters turned out to hold Republicans accountable for making life …

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  Elissa Slotkin · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM

President Trump is using the FBI to target me

Michigan Democratic Party Friend, Last week, the FBI's Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video the President did not like.  In that video, I directly quoted the Uniform Code of Military Justice alongside five other Members of Con…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Their plan to drag Michigan backward

Michigan Democratic Party We cannot let any of these Republicans anywhere near the governor’s office.   Friend, If you’ve seen the Republicans running for governor in Michigan, you already know: we cannot let any of them anywhere near the governor’s office. From John James t…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Quick thank you before the holiday

Michigan Democratic Party A quick thank you — and an important request.   Friend, Before you log off and head into the holiday with your loved ones, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you. This year has tested Michigan in ways few could have imagined. Trump and Michigan…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Anti-abortion dark money is headed for Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party A big anti-abortion dark money group announced plans to spend $80 million to elect anti-abortion candidates in 2026   Team: A big anti-abortion dark money group announced plans to spend $80 million to elect anti-abortion candidates in 2026, and Mich…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM

MI Republicans know they’re going to lose

Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Republicans are pleading with the Department of Justice to interfere with the 2026 election   Team: After a major loss in the 2024 Presidential election, Democrats got to work, organized at the grassroots level, and turned out voters in a B…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM

I’m frustrated…

Michigan Democratic Party As a Democrat, I’m frustrated by what happened in D.C. this week.   I need to be real with you, Team. As a Democrat, I’m frustrated by what happened in D.C. this week. After the country’s longest government shutdown, a handful of Democrats caved to…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Michigan is leading the Blue Wave

Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Democrats stood strong against Trump’s billionaire budget. Let’s make sure we have their backs.   Team, Last week’s blue wave in the November 2025 elections proved voters across the country are ready to hold Republicans accountable for putt…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM

This is exactly where your grassroots dollars go

Michigan Democratic Party From new offices to record voter turnout, your support powers it all.   Team, when we say your grassroots dollars make a difference, we mean it. This week, voters across Michigan turned out for municipal elections and rejected the chaos, rising cost…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Trump’s ghoulish agenda is haunting Michigan…

Michigan Democratic Party Michiganders sent a clear message: Power belongs to the people.   Team: There’s nothing scarier than Trump’s MAGA movement coming back from the political grave. His ghoulish agenda shut down the government and is raising costs on working familie…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Team, we have to hold the line

Michigan Democratic Party   Team: Trump and his unelected billionaire buddies are trying to destroy America from within and are wreaking havoc and chaos in our government. Trump’s actions — from his Shutdown to his Tariffs to his Executive Orders — are raising costs, violat…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM

Michiganders are standing up together

Michigan Democratic Party Michiganders sent a clear message: Power belongs to the people.   Hi Team, From Detroit to the Upper Peninsula, Michiganders gathered in parks, town squares, and city streets at nearly 100 No Kings Rallies held across the state on Saturday. Together…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Keep this election denier out of our elections

Michigan Democratic Party We’re fighting to protect one of Michigan’s most important local offices.   Hi Team, Our state fundraising deadline is today, and what we raise will decide how much we can invest in critical races across Michigan, including one of the most important…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM

The difference couldn’t be clearer

Michigan Democratic Party This is the difference Democratic leadership makes, and it’s why we need to put in the work now…   Hi Team, This week, Michigan Democrats celebrated the state budget that protects all Michiganders, not just the 1%. Thanks to Governor Whitmer’s leade…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Day 15 of Trump’s Shut Down

Michigan Democratic Party Trump and Republicans have once again thrown our country and Michigan into chaos.   Team, Today marks day 15 of Trump’s Shut Down. Federal workers are in limbo, air traffic controllers are working without a paycheck, and food assistance for thousand…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Michigan Republicans own this health care crisis

Michigan Democratic Party This is what happens when Republicans put billionaires before Michigan families   Michigan Democrat, Health care premiums could DOUBLE for nearly half a million Michiganders because of the reckless budget games Trump and Republicans are playing in W…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Does our work even matter?

Michigan Democratic Party   Michigan Democrat, Last week, Michigan Democrats delivered a state budget that stopped a state government shutdown, protects families, lowers costs, and invests in our future. Because Democrats hold the state Senate majority and because Governor …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Trump’s Shutdown

Michigan Democratic Party   Michigan Democrat, This week, Democrats showed up on Capitol Hill in good faith, ready to vote to keep the federal government open. Where were Republicans? Nowhere to be found. Republicans followed Trump’s orders and abandoned the American people…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Republicans point fingers. Democrats get to work.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, As you’re reading this, Michigan Democrats are fighting back to protect health care and schools for millions of Michiganders while Republicans try to point the finger at us for looming shutdowns in Lansing and D.C. In Lansing, state repre…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Trump’s Shutdown: We can’t sit back

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, The deadline is here: tomorrow at midnight, we close the books on our end-of-quarter FEC fundraising report. What we raise now will be public for everyone to see, including Trump and Republicans. Before I ask you to make a contribution be…

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  Curtis Hertel · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM

FWD: You’re invited: Join me in Grand Rapids on October 4th

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, I wanted to make sure you didn't miss Pete Buttigieg's email for our Best of the West event in ONE week! There's only a handful of tickets left, so make sure you RSVP as soon as possible! RSVP at this link to join me, Pete Buttigieg, and …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM

The fight for democracy is here in Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Republicans across the country know they can’t win fairly. That’s why they launched a redistricting war, with plans to redraw congressional maps mid-cycle in states like Missouri and Texas, all to try and erase Democratic seats. They’re d…

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  Pete Buttigieg · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM

You’re invited: Join me in Grand Rapids on October 4th

Michigan Democratic Party   Hi Friend, Pete Buttigieg here. Every day, we’re waking up to more news about Republican policies that hurt the middle class and steal from working families to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Since taking power, they have quickly gotten to work…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Don’t let MAGA take over this Dem stronghold city’s elections

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, the Michigan Democratic Party supports Democrats up and down the ballot because every office matters, and our local clerk’s offices are some of the most important because clerks administer our elections. This November, Southfield faces a …

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Whitmer leads. Republicans fail.

Michigan Democratic Party The cost of Trump & Matt Hall’s chaos: $1,600 per Michigan family   Friend, Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer showed us what real leadership looks like. She laid out a vision for Michigan’s economy that protects working families and creates stabi…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM

This is why we HAVE to win back the state House in 2026

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Trump is lying to Michiganders (again)... Michigan House Republicans’ budget is a disaster for working families. House Republicans want to cut $1.4 billion from our schools, $2.5 billion from hospitals, $333 million from food assistance p…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Our state Senate majority is on the line

Michigan Democratic Party We can’t afford to lose this race.   Friend, Last week, I told you about the special election in Michigan’s 35th Senate District. This race will decide whether Democrats keep our one-seat majority in the state Senate. I’ll be direct with you: Republ…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM

This is how Michigan Democrats win everywhere.

Michigan Democratic Party   Every race, every year, matters at the Michigan Democratic Party, Friend. This November, Michigan voters will head to the polls for municipal elections. These races often fly under the radar, but they couldn’t be more important. That’s why the Mi…

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  Russ Carnahan · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM

They’re redrawing congressional maps because they’re scared

Michigan Democratic Party   Hi Team, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has officially called a special legislative session on redistricting. On orders from Donald Trump, Missouri Republicans will be redrawing our state’s congressional district map to eliminate Rep. Emanuel Cleav…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

September 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Honoring Michigan’s Labor Movement

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Today, we celebrate and honor the labor movement and its vital contributions to creating safe working conditions and protecting the dignity of all workers. Here in Michigan, labor has always been at the heart of our story. From the sit-do…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM

BREAKING: Special election for MI state Senate seat

Michigan Democratic Party We must defend Dem majority in the state Senate   This is important, Friend. A special election was just called to fill Michigan’s open 35th district state Senate seat. Right now, Michigan Democrats have a one-seat majority in the state Senate. That…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Trump’s mega donors 🤝 Mike Duggan

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, In 2026, Michigan will elect a new Governor for the first time in eight years. We have to protect and build on Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s legacy of creating jobs, defending reproductive freedom, and making Michigan a place where all fami…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Republicans can’t stop failing Michiganders

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Earlier today, the Michigan Democratic Party held a press call to expose Mike Rogers and Republicans for their middle-class cost-hike agenda. The GOP’s toxic tax law will raise health care premiums by 15% (or more), slash income by more t…

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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Meeting voters in all 83 counties

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Republicans failed the American people on nearly every issue. Economy? 67% of Americans know Trump’s tariffs are driving prices up while he funnels money from the middle class to the ultra-wealthy. Health care? Trump and Republicans pass…

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