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  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
July 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM

The fight is just getting started

Michigan Democratic Party Republicans just asked for more tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy   Did you see this, Friend? Ripping away health care from 17 million Americans wasn’t enough. Now, Republicans are begging Trump for more tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, and they exp…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Fighting back against Republican Medicaid cuts

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, I just hosted a virtual press conference with Taylor and Kyle Johnson, Warren parents whose six-year-old son, George, is one of more than 450,000 Michiganders who could lose health care because of Republican attacks on Medicaid. We talked…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Today is Independence Day

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Today marks 249 years since America declared independence and the beginning of a new wave of democracy with the core values of freedom, justice, and liberty.  Since the birth of our nation, we have made great strides in terms of democrati…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
July 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM

The Senate just passed Trump's big, awful budget

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, The U.S. Senate just passed Trump’s budget bill to slash healthcare and hand billionaires more tax cuts by one vote. This terrible bill hands out massive tax breaks to billionaires while gutting programs like Medicaid and food stamps, and…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Friend, don’t sit this one out

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, At midnight tonight, the Michigan Democratic Party will close our fundraising books for the second quarter and start prepping a public fundraising report. This report will show whether Michigan Democrats are ready to win in the 2026 Midte…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Our most important deadline yet: June 30

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, We’re staring down one of the most critical deadlines of the year: the end-of-quarter FEC fundraising deadline next week. Every dollar we raise before midnight on June 30 will show up on our public fundraising report for all to see, inclu…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Three years since Roe

Michigan Democratic Party Today marks three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ripped away a fundamental right from millions of women across the country.   Friend, Today marks three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ripped away a …
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Today is Juneteenth

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Today, we celebrate Juneteenth to honor those who have fought for freedom and the progress we have made toward equity and equality. Juneteenth began on June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. This is when …
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM

The stakes couldn’t be higher

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, I’m going to level with you: We set a high fundraising goal for June, and we’re starting to fall behind. At the end of this month, our team will file a public fundraising report, so we have to catch up now before that deadline. In a battl…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Michigan Democratic Party   Happy Pride Month, Friend! This is a month full of celebration as we uplift the LGBTQ+ community, stand in solidarity, and reflect on the progress we’ve made together. But there’s still more work to do.  I am proud to live in a state where ou…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM

You’re invited to my 11th Annual Summer BBQ!

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, You’re invited to join my wife, Elizabeth, and me at our 11th annual BBQ on Monday, August 18th. It’s time to smoke, sizzle, and save democracy. RSVP → The Hertel BBQ is a family-friendly fundraising event to …
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM

Support Michigan Democrats on Trump’s Birthday

Michigan Democratic Party Let’s make today our biggest fundraising day of the year   Friend, Today, Donald Trump is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to throw himself a military birthday parade in D.C. while he ships off National Guard troops and Marines to intimidate pe…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Michigan families are under attack. Are you ready to fight back with us?

Michigan Democratic Party How cruel do you have to be to take food away from hungry children and families? Just ask a Republican.   Friend, How cruel do you have to be to take food away from hungry children and families? Just ask a Republican. This week, the State Senate hel…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM

This is a perfect storm

Michigan Democratic Party I joined Senator Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet at a packed town hall in Lansing   Friend, Last week, I joined Senator Elissa Slotkin and Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet at a packed town hall in Lansing. We heard from h…
  Curtis Hertel, Michigan Democratic Party · [email protected]
June 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM

We fight for your health care. They chase conspiracies.

Michigan Democratic Party   Friend, Michigan Democrats are working every day to solve real problems and protect Michigan families. Republicans? They’re chasing conspiracy theories and gutting health care for millions. This week, the state Senate held a hearing on the devast…
  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…
  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 …
  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…