Dennis Hertel

American politician

Dennis Hertel


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 14th district
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Lucien Nedzi
Succeeded by	John Conyers
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 12th district
In office January 8, 1975 – January 14, 1981
Preceded by	William B. Fitzgerald, Jr.
Succeeded by	Curtis Hertel

Personal details
Born	Dennis Mark Hertel (1948-12-07) December 7, 1948 (age 75) Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Relatives	Curtis Hertel (brother) John Hertel (brother) Curtis Hertel Jr. (nephew) Kevin Hertel (nephew)
Education	Eastern Michigan University (BA) Wayne State University (JD)
Profession	lawyer

Dennis Mark Hertel (born December 7, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from Michigan. From 1981 to 1993, he served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Hertel was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools, graduating from Denby High School in 1967. He received a B.A. from Eastern Michigan University in 1971 and a J.D. from Wayne State University in 1974. He was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1975 and commenced practice in Detroit.

Political career

He served in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1975–1980, representing the 12th district.

Congress

Hertel was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 14th congressional district to the 97th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1993. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992, primarily because his old district was split into four other districts which all had Democratic incumbents.

Post-political career

Since leaving the Congress he has practiced law with the firm of Johnson, Rosati, Galica, Labarge, Aseltyne, Sugameli & Field, P.C. Hertel is now a Senior Counselor with The Livingston Group in Washington, D.C.

After leaving office, he became involved in political reform efforts, including joining nine other former members of Congress to co-author a 2021 opinion editorial advocating reforms of Congress.^[1] He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.^[2]

Personal life

He is a resident of Harper Woods, Michigan.

References

^ "We Know Congress Needs Reform". West Virginia Gazette.
^ "Issue One – ReFormers Caucus".

External links

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Political Graveyard
The Livingston Group, L.L.C.

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Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Lucien N. Nedzi	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 14th congressional district 1981–1993	Succeeded by John Conyers
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Philip Ruppe as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Nick Smith as Former US Representative

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan

Territory	Woodbridge Sibley Richard Wing Biddle Wing Lyon G. Jones
At-large	Crary J. Howard Kelley Staebler

1st district	McClelland Buel Penniman D. Stuart W. Howard Cooper W. Howard Granger Beaman Waldron Field A. S. Williams Newberry Lord Maybury J. L. Chipman Griffin Corliss Lucking Denby Doremus Codd Clancy Sosnowski Clancy Sadowski Tenerowicz Sadowski Machrowicz Nedzi Conyers Stupak Benishek Bergman
2nd district	Lyon J. S. Chipman E. Bradley C. Stuart Sprague C. Stuart Noble Waldron Beaman Upson Stoughton Waldron Willits Eldredge Allen Gorman Spalding H. Smith Townsend Wedemeyer Beakes Bacon Beakes Michener Lehr Michener Meader Vivian Esch Pursell Hoekstra Huizenga Moolenaar
3rd district	Hunt Bingham J. Conger Clark Walbridge Kellogg Longyear Blair Willard McGowan Lacey O'Donnell Burrows Milnes A. Todd Gardner J. Smith Frankhauser J. Smith A. B. Williams Hooper Kimball Main Shafer Johansen P. Todd G. Brown Wolpe Henry Ehlers Amash Meijer Scholten
4th district	H. L. Stevens Peck Leach Trowbridge Kellogg Ferry Foster Burrows Potter Keightley Burrows Yaple Burrows Thomas Hamilton Ketcham Foulkes Hoffman Hutchinson Stockman Siljander Upton Camp Moolenaar Huizenga
5th district	Baldwin Trowbridge O. Conger Foster W. Williams Stone Webber Houseman Comstock M. Ford Belknap M. Ford Belknap Richardson W. Smith Diekema Sweet Mapes Jonkman G. Ford Vander Veen Sawyer Henry Barcia D. E. Kildee D. T. Kildee Walberg
6th district	Driggs Strickland Sutherland Begole Durand Brewer Spaulding Winans Brewer Stout Aitken S. Smith Kelley Hudson Person Cady Blackney Transue Blackney Clardy Hayworth Chamberlain Carr Dunn Carr Upton Dingell
7th district	O. Conger Rich Carleton Whiting Snover Weeks McMorran Cramton Wolcott McIntosh O'Hara Mackie Riegle D. E. Kildee N. Smith Schwarz Walberg Schauer Walberg Slotkin
8th district	N. Bradley Ellsworth Horr Tarsney Bliss Youmans Linton Brucker Fordney Vincent Hart Crawford Bentley Harvey Traxler Carr Chrysler Stabenow Rogers M. Bishop Slotkin Kildee
9th district	Hubbell Cutcheon H. Wheeler Moon R. Bishop McLaughlin Harry W. Musselwhite Engel Thompson Griffin Vander Jagt D. E. Kildee Knollenberg Peters S. Levin A. Levin McClain
10th district	Hatch Fisher F. Wheeler Weadock Crump Aplin Loud Woodruff Loud Currie Woodruff Cederberg Albosta Schuette Camp Bonior Miller Mitchell McClain J. James
11th district	Breitung Moffatt Seymour Stephenson Avery Mesick Darragh Dodds Lindquist Scott Bohn P. Brown Luecke F. Bradley Potter Knox Clevenger Ruppe Davis Knollenberg McCotter Curson Bentivolio Trott H. Stevens
12th district	Stephenson Shelden Young MacDonald W. F. James Hook Bennett Hook Bennett O'Hara Bonior Levin J. Dingell Jr. D. Dingell Tlaib
13th district	Nichols McLeod Brennan McLeod O'Brien McLeod O'Brien Coffin O'Brien Diggs Crockett Collins W. Ford Rivers Kilpatrick Clarke Conyers B. Jones Tlaib Thanedar
14th district	Weideman Rabaut Youngblood Rabaut Ryan Nedzi Hertel Conyers Peters Lawrence
15th district	J. Dingell Sr. J. Dingell Jr. W. Ford Collins Kilpatrick J. Dingell Jr.
16th district	Lesinski Sr. Lesinski Jr. J. Dingell Jr.
17th district	Dondero Oakman Griffiths Brodhead Levin
18th district	Dondero Broomfield Huber Blanchard Broomfield
19th district	Farnum McDonald Broomfield

Michigan's delegation(s) to the 97th–102nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

97th	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌J. Blanchard (D) ▌W. Brodhead (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌H. Sawyer (R) ▌D. Stockman (R) ▌D. Albosta (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌G. Crockett (D) ▌J. Dunn (R) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌M. Siljander (R)
98th	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌H. Sawyer (R) ▌B. Carr (D) ▌D. Albosta (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌G. Crockett (D) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌M. Siljander (R) ▌S. Levin (D)
99th	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌B. Carr (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌G. Crockett (D) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌M. Siljander (R) ▌S. Levin (D) ▌P. Henry (R) ▌B. Schuette (R)
100th	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌B. Carr (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌G. Crockett (D) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌S. Levin (D) ▌P. Henry (R) ▌B. Schuette (R) ▌F. Upton (R)
101st	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌B. Carr (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌G. Crockett (D) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌S. Levin (D) ▌P. Henry (R) ▌B. Schuette (R) ▌F. Upton (R)
102nd	Senate: ▌D. Riegle (D) · ▌C. Levin (D)	House: ▌J. Dingell Jr. (D) ▌W. Broomfield (R) ▌J. Conyers (D) ▌W. Ford (D) ▌G. Vander Jagt (R) ▌J. B. Traxler (D) ▌D. Bonior (D) ▌D. Kildee (D) ▌C. Pursell (R) ▌B. Carr (D) ▌B. Davis (R) ▌H. Wolpe (D) ▌D. Hertel (D) ▌S. Levin (D) ▌P. Henry (R) ▌F. Upton (R) ▌D. Camp (R) ▌B. Collins (D)