Hoadley to challenge Upton, would be 1st openly gay Michigan member of Congress
State Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-Kalamazoo) said he will announce today that he will seek the Democratic nomination to represent Michigan’s 6th Congressional District, challenging longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph).
Hoadley confirmed this morning with WOOD-TV that he would enter the race, making him the first Democrat to announce a 2020 bid for the Southwest Michigan district that Upton has represented, in various forms, since 1987.
“When we look at what’s happening in Southwest Michigan … what’s becoming readily clear is that many of the decisions that were made yesterday have not set us up for success today,” Hoadley told the Advance.
Hoadley’s announcement follows a more-competitive-than-usual race for the seat in 2018, with relatively unknown Democratic challenger Matt Longjohn coming within five points of unseating Upton.
Read more: https://www.michiganadvance.com/2019/04/08/hoadley-to-challenge-upton-would-be-1st-openly-gay-michigan-member-of-congress/
