- Jessica Swartz announces second congressional bid.
- Running as Democratic candidate in Michigan’s 4th.
- Based in Kalamazoo, legal background emphasized.
In a post on X, Swartz announced her campaign, promising to lower expenses for Michigan people, protect Medicare and Social Security, and, if elected, generate "good-paying jobs" in her state. Interestingly, Michigan was considered one of the most important battleground states for the 2024 election.
“We cannot sit by and watch the extremists in Washington dismantle our Democracy, tank our economy, and increase taxes on the working class, all the while giving kickbacks to billionaires like Elon Musk,”
Swartz wrote on X.
Republican Michigan Representative Bill Huizenga, who was first elected to Congress in 2011, now represents Michigan's 4th Congressional District. In the November 2024 election, Huizenga far outperformed Swartz, receiving 55.1% of the vote compared to Swartz's 43.4%.
Swartz was formerly employed by the U.S. as an appellate lawyer. Department of Veterans Affairs, as stated on her campaign website. Over the past few years, she has supported a number of left-wing causes, including defending abortion rights and addressing climate change.
In an effort to recapture control of the House in 2026, the Popular Congressional Campaign Committee announced on Tuesday a list of 35 Democratic- held Congressional sections that are" competitive." Huizenga's seat was linked as one that the party believes could be a pivotal volley occasion for the 2026 quiz choices.
In Michigan, former Vice President Kamala Harris entered 48.3% of the vote, while President Donald Trump entered 49.7% in the presidential election of 2020.
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What are Bill Huizenga’s vulnerabilities in the 4th District rematch?
The District’s boundaries shifted further south to include further civic and traditionally Popular- leaning areas like Kalamazoo and corridor of Battle Creek, potentially eroding the Democratic base slightly.
Huizenga’s support for former President Donald Trump, including voting against Trump's indictment and entering his countersign, could alienate moderate and independent voters uncomfortable with the Trump alignment. His station on confining revocation access contrasts with a growing demand for reproductive rights protections in some corridor of the quarter.
Profitable enterprises similar to rising living costs and job security challenges make the electorate open to indispensable voices promising profitable occasion and middle- class support. Popular rival Jessica Swartz’s emphasis on profitable fairness, reproductive rights, and clean governance gates into dissatisfaction with prejudiced deadlock and programs perceived as dangerous to working families.