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 The Edwin C. Denby High School is a public secondary education school located at 12800 Kelly Road in northeastern Detroit, Michigan. Denby High opened in 1930, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It i ...

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

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in 1975 and commenced practice in Detroit.

Political career

He served in the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

, 1975–1980, representing the 12th district.

Congress

Hertel was elected as a

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from

Michigan's 14th congressional district Michigan's 14th congressional district was a congressional district that stretched from eastern Detroit westward to Farmington Hills, then north to the suburb of Pontiac. From 1993 to 2013, it was based entirely in Wayne County. It was last re ...

to the

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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

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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. He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of

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Personal life

He is a resident of

Harper Woods, Michigan Harper Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city had a population of 15,492 at the 2020 census. Harper Woods is a northeastern suburb of Metro Detroit and shares its southern and western border with the city of Det ...

References

External links

The Political Graveyard
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hertel, Dennis Mark 1948 births Living people Politicians from Detroit People from Harper Woods, Michigan Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Eastern Michigan University alumni Wayne State University alumni Michigan lawyers Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan Denby High School alumni Members of Congress who became lobbyists