Candidate · State Senate, District 12
Kevin Hertel
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Michigan Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's appointments. A term is four years, with a limit of 12 years total in the Legislature.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 12 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- State senator
- Lives in
- St. Clair Shores
Background
- State senator for District 12 since 2023. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- State representative for House District 18, 2017-2022. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Bachelor's degree in political science from Michigan State University. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
- Worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as a legislative analyst and later as special assistant in the Office of the President. source: justfacts.votesmart.org
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