Bergman running again for Congress

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published January 6, 2020 at 9:47 AM EST

HOUGHTON, MI-- Congressman Jack Bergman says he’s running for reelection.

WLUC-TV says the Republican from Watersmeet made the announcement at a meeting of the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce in Houghton Saturday.

Bergman was first elected to Michigan’s 1^st district in 2016. The district covers the entire Upper Peninsula and 16 counties in northern lower Michigan.

His committee assignments include Armed Services, the Budget, Natural Resources and Veterans’ Affairs.

Bergman is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general.

Negaunee resident Dana Ferguson says he will also run for the 1^st district Congressional seat.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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