Curtis Hertel, Jr. | |
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Member of the Michigan Senate from the 23rd district |
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Assumed office January 1, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Gretchen Whitmer |
31st Ingham County Register of Deeds | |
In office January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2014 |
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Succeeded by | Derrick Quinney |
Member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from the 9th district | |
In office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Wally Juall |
Succeeded by | Carol N. Koenig |
Personal details | |
Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
January 9, 1978
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth |
Parents | Curtis Hertel (father) |
Alma mater | James Madison College at Michigan State University |
Committees | Senate Committee on Health Policy, Commerce, Regulatory Reform, Banking and Financial Institutions, and Appropriations. Senate Appropriations Sub-Committees on Higher Education, Health and Human Services, and Capitol Outlay. Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. |
Curtis Hertel Jr. is the state senator for the 23rd District in Michigan. He was elected to register of deeds in 2008, and re-elected to a second term in 2012, followed by his election to the State Senate in 2014. He is the son of Curtis Hertel, who was co-speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1993-1994.
As Register of Deeds, Hertel filed a lawsuit against mortgage firms Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac in 2011, seeking millions in unpaid taxes on property transfers in the county. The outcome is still pending.
Hertel also served on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 2001-2008.
Hertel holds a bachelor's degree from James Madison College at Michigan State University.