It’s going to be a busy year for Michigan politics.

The Great Lakes state will be a key battleground in the presidential race this year after President Donald Trump dismantled Democrats’ “blue wall” through a close victory here. Michigan is also home to several competitive primaries and general election races for Congress.

Michigan has 14 congressional districts, which each elects one person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives for a two-year term. The elections aren’t staggered, so all of Michigan’s representatives are up for re-election in 2020.

Michigan’s two senators represent the entire state and serve six-year terms with staggered elections. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, is not up for re-election until 2024.

Voters won’t cast a ballot for congress until the Republican and Democratic primaries on Aug. 4. Until then, here’s a look at all the candidates lining up to run for Congress this year.

NOTE: This story will be updated periodically to reflect the final list of candidates running for Congress ahead of the August primary

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, will likely have his work cut out for him this year. The Republican Party and conservative political activists are targeting his seat as one of only two up for grabs in states Trump won in 2016.

Two Republicans are running to oppose him: Farmington Hills businessman John James and Mackinac Island preservationist Bob Carr.

James is a combat veteran and a businessman in Detroit who already has the endorsement of the Michigan Republican Party and Vice President Mike Pence. Carr is a historic preservationist who worked in Washington at the Office of Economic Opportunity and as an assistant to a Republican congressman.

Both men have run for Senate before. James ran an unsuccessful campaign against Stabenow in 2018, but his performance impressed enough Republicans that James entered the 2020 campaign with a wellspring of support.

Carr has never been elected to public office but has pursued several elected positions in the past. He mounted a failed Senate bid in 2018.

Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, introduces U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow after she won her re-election campaign for U.S. Senate Tuesday night at the Michigan Democratic election night party held at the Sound Board Theater inside MotorCity Casino in Detroit, Nov. 5, 2018. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com) Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.comTanya Moutzalias | MLive.com

Incumbent Sen. Gary Peters, Democrat

Peters is no stranger to tough elections. The Democrat was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, a year when Republicans won big across the state.

Peters previously served in Congress representing Michigan’s 9th House District, which includes areas of Oakland and Macomb counties, and the 14th District, which covers portions of Wayne and Oakland counties. He also served as a member of the state Senate from 1995 to 2002 and was commissioner of the Michigan Lottery from 2003 to 2007.

Peters served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1993 to 2000. He rejoined the Navy Reserve after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and continued to serve until 2005.

Peters serves on the Armed Services Committee; Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and the Joint Economic Committee.

In 2014, Peters earned 54.6% of the vote with about 1.7 million votes. He beat Republican Terri Lynn Land by 13 percentage points, about 415,000 votes.

Peters has presented himself as an effective legislator who was able to secure key provisions to bills signed this year, including measures to increase Great Lakes funding and phase out the military’s use of PFAS.

Early fundraising emails communicate a sense of urgency as Trump and top Republicans back James’ challenge.

See Peters’ campaign website here, and his U.S. Senate website here.

U.S. Senate candidate John James addresses the crowd before President Donald J. Trump's “Merry Christmas” campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com

John James, Republican

A 2004 graduate of West Point, James announced his candidacy during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation in WWII. James served in the U.S. Army for eight years and led platoons of Apache helicopters during the Iraq War before returning to Michigan.

James is president of the family business, James Group International. The supply-chain management company was founded by his father, also named John.

James spent most of 2019 consolidating his support in the GOP, fundraising a large war chest and staying out of the media spotlight. He already has strong support in the Republican Party, earning an early endorsement from the Michigan Republican State Committee and taking the stage at Michigan rallies held by Pence and Trump last year.

It’s yet to be seen whether James’ ties to Trump will help or hurt in a state where Trump is generally unpopular, though Michigan narrowly backed Trump in 2016. Experts warn James’ second Senate campaign could sink his political career if it is unsuccessful.

James has billed himself so far as an independently-minded conservative who isn’t afraid to buck the party if needed. Republicans believe he is their best chance of taking a Senate seat in years.

Visit James’ campaign website here.

Bob Carr, left, and his wife Karen are pictured in this file photo. Carr is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2020. (Image provided to MLive by Bob Carr)

Bob Carr, Republican

Carr is also pursuing his second bid for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He ran against James in 2018 but dropped out before the Republican primary.

Carr also ran for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District in 1996 and earned the GOP nomination before losing to Democratic incumbent Bart Stupak in the general election.

Carr had an unconventional childhood. He and his sister became wards of the state at a young age and Carr ended up living in 22 foster homes before he reached high school.

As an adult, he worked on Capitol Hill at the Office of Economic Opportunity and an assistant to a Republican Congressman.

Preserving Michigan’s historic structures became a calling for Carr later in life. Some of his projects include restoring the Round Island Lighthouse helping to prevent the demolition of Traverse City State Hospital, now used as a local market.

Carr’s website directs prospective constituents to a phone line set up to talk the candidate directly. Anyone can call Carr at 1 (800) 987-8810.

1st Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, is seeking his third term in office. No other Republicans have filed to challenge Bergman in 2018.

Three Democrats have lined up to challenge him. Republicans have controlled the district since 2011.

The first Congressional District comprises the entire Upper Peninsula and much of the northern part of the Lower Peninsula.

U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, MI-01

Incumbent Jack Bergman, Republican

Bergman is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general and businessman. He’s worked at military posts throughout the country, served as a naval aviator, and is the highest-ranking combat veteran ever elected to Congress.

Bergman defended his district in the 2018 midterm elections by defeating fellow Marine veteran Matthew Morgan.

During the 2016 election, Bergman defeated two seasoned state lawmakers in the Republican primary while running as an "outsider" candidate, promising his military experience and business acumen would assist him in Congress.

In the current session of Congress, Bergman sponsored several bills on improving veterans care, expand rural broadband internet, charging foreign countries for cyberattacks, and has been a champion for funding updates to the Soo Locks. Bergman sits on the armed services and veterans’ affairs committees in the House.

See Bergman’s campaign website here, and his U.S. House website here.

Linda O'Dell is running for the Democratic Party nomination for Michigan's 1st House District in 2020. (Image provided to MLive by Linda O'Dell)

Linda O’Dell, Democrat

O’Dell is a former Wall Street research analyst and trader who left the finance industry, repelled by “unfair, corrupt insider trading,” according to her campaign website.

Her top issues are addressing climate change and protecting the Affordable Care Act, The Iron Mountain Daily News reported.

The Petoskey Democrat is the administrative manager of First Presbyterian Church in Harbor Springs. She also has experience working with nonprofits. Her husband Tom is an Episcopal priest.

See O’Dell’s campaign website here.

Dana Ferguson is running for the Democratic Party's nomination for Michigan's 1st House District in 2020. (Image provided to MLive by Dana Ferguson)

Dana Ferguson, Democrat

Ferguson is a third-generation Upper Penninsula native who grew up in Negaunee and worked as a union carpenter, later joining his brother-in-law’s woodworking supply business in Ishpeming. His father ran a construction company until the 2008 recession caused the business to close.

In a statement to MLive, Ferguson said his top priorities are building a stronger economy, increasing rural infrastructure investments, improving the cost of health care and tackling climate change. He said the 1st District could be a leader in green energy jobs under his leadership.

Ferguson and his wife, Kristi, have five children and reside in Negaunee.

See Ferguson’s campaign website here.

2nd Congressional District

Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District, which covers Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Lake and Newaygo counties as well as parts of Mason, Allegan and Kent counties, has been represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, since he was first elected in 2011.

Republicans have controlled the district for decades. Huizenga has never faced a primary challenger.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga speaks at the DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)Cory Morse | MLive.com

Incumbent Bill Huizenga, Republican

Huizenga was first elected to Congress in 2010. Prior to his time in Washington, Huizenga served as a state representative and was also an aide to former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra.

Huizenga won his last election in the heavily Republican district by a 12 percentage point margin.

Huizenga currently sits on the Financial Services Committee. Huizenga supported efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which passed the House but ultimately fell through in the Senate, and voted for the 2017 tax plan supported by a majority of Republicans. He co-chairs the Great Lakes Task Force and is a supporter of continuing funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Last year, Huizenga was accused of various improper campaign expenditures, including accepting contributions from staff and using campaign funds to pay for dinners, family trips to Disney World, and other non-political purposes.

The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reason" to believe Huizenga violated campaign finance regulations and exhibited “a pattern of disregard for, or lack of understanding of, the rules prohibiting the use of campaign funds for personal use.”

Huizenga strongly supported President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign cycle and has since spoken at some of Trump’s appearances in West Michigan.

Visit Huizenga’s campaign website here, and his U.S. House website here.

Provided to MLive.com by Dr. Rob Davidson. Rev. Bryan Berghoef, a 44-year-old pastor in Holland, has announced he will run for Congress in Michigan's 2nd Congressional District.

Bryan Berghoef, Democrat

Berghoef is a Christian pastor running uncontested for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2020. He has never sought political office before.

Berghoef was ordained in 2005 and has pastored churches in Holland Traverse City and Washington D.C. In 2016, Berghoef founded Holland United Church of Christ.

He was once a conservative and Republican voter, according to his campaign website, but became disillusioned with the party after the Iraq war in 2003. Berghoef criticized Huizenga and Vice President Mike Pence, an evangelical Christian, for sowing politics of division in recent years.

Berghoef’s top policy goals include campaign finance reform, protecting the environment from climate change and improving access to affordable health care.

Berghoef is endorsed by Dr. Rob Davidson, who ran for the 2nd congressional seat in 2018 and lost to Huizenga by 12 percentage points.

Visit Berghoef’s campaign website here.

Jean-Michel Creviere is running for the Green Party nomination for the 2nd District of Michigan. (Image provided to MLive by Jean-Michel Creviere)

Jean-Michel Crevier, Green Party

Crevier is the sole candidate running for the Green Party’s nomination to oppose Huizenga.

Creiver is a self-described progressive running in opposition to Huizenga’s environmental record. His campaign website also criticizes Huizenga for enabling a “continued campaign of hate” by not condemning various racial remarks made by President Donald Trump.

Though Creiver was born in Quebec, he is a citizen of the United States. He builds string instruments related to the violin family.

Visit Crevier’s campaign website here.

3rd Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, I-Cascade Township, inspired a wide field of candidates to take him in in 2020 after he supported Trump’s impeachment.

Amash was a rare critic of Trump among Republicans in Congress and ultimately left the party due to his disdain for what he called a “partisan death spiral” in Washington. Michigan Republicans quickly lined up to replace him, saying Amash is out of touch with his district.

The five-term Congressman plans to run for reelection in 2020 as an independent. With Amash out of the GOP race, seven candidates are vying for the Republican Party’s nomination.

Two Democrats are also running for their party’s nomination.

Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District stretches between stretches from Albion and Sand Lake and includes all or portions of Barry, Calhoun, Ionia, Kent and Montcalm counties. The district has been a Republican stronghold for decades, represented by Amash since 2010.

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, I-Cascade Township, greets the crowd before holding a meeting at Rising Grinds Cafe, 1167 Madison Ave. SE, in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)Cory Morse | MLive.com

Incumbent Rep. Justin Amash, Independent

Amash always had an independent streak -- he entered Congress in 2010 during the height of the Tea Party movement -- and a reputation for not being afraid to disagree with members of his own party.

His constituents have largely stayed behind through four previous elections. Whether that will hold true after Amash supported impeaching Trump, who won the 3rd District by 10 percentage points, is one of the biggest questions of the 2020 election cycle.

Amash has faced primary challenges based on his voting record and policy stances before. A Trump aide called for a challenger in the 3rd District on Twitter in early 2017, but he ran uncontested in the last election and had no problem winning re-election by 11 percentage points.

Styling himself as the “leading advocate for government restraint in the U.S. House of Representatives,” Amash holds libertarian stances like limiting government regulation in the marketplace, reducing federal spending, legalizing marijuana, criticism of surveillance programs and pulling back military involvement in the Middle East, among other issues.

Amash serves on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was a member of the House Freedom Caucus.

Visit Amash’s campaign website here, and his U.S. House website here.

State Rep. Lynn Afendoulis, R-Grand Rapids Township, speaks during a Republican debate at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Republican candidates are vying for the opportunity to challenge newly independent Congressman Justin Amash for Michigan's 3rd District seat. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com

State Rep. Lynn Afendoulis, Republican

Afendoulis is a first-term state representative forgoing a second term to run for Congress. She previously worked 25 years for Universal Forest Products in various roles, most recently director of corporate communications.

Afendoulis began her first term to representing Michigan’s 73rd House District in 2018 after defeating Democrat Bill Saxton by 20 percentage points. The district includes the city of East Grand Rapids and the townships of Cannon, Courtland, Nelson, Oakfield, Plainfield, Spencer and Grand Rapids Charter Township.

Afendoulis serves as chair for the committee on tax policy. She also serves on the committees for health policy, military, veterans and Homeland security, and transportation and infrastructure. During her time in Lansing, Afendoulis sponsored legislation tweaking tax laws, prohibiting all but official state and federal flags from being flown over state government buildings, and prohibiting certain abortion procedures.

Her congressional campaign is centered on protecting the American Dream legally residents, keeping government out of their way, and helping people achieve the dignity of independence, according to her campaign website. Afenodulis warns the “far-left is pushing a socialist agenda that threatens our way of life” on her website.

View Afendoulis’ campaign website here.

Joe Farrington, a business owner and trustee for the village Lyons, speaks during a Republican debate for the 3rd Congressional District Aug. 4 primary election at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)Cory Morse | MLive.com

Joe Farrington, Republican

Farrington is a trustee on the Village of Lyons’ board in Ionia County. He owns Lyons Bar and is a former teacher and financial adviser.

Farrington was a 2018 write-in candidate for Michigan’s 3rd District. He did not gather enough signatures to participate in the Republican primary.

Farrington’s campaign materials emphasize his working-class roots, promising to ignore special interest groups and reject corporate donations. He presented himself as a more moderate Republican during a December 2019 debate among the GOP candidates, criticizing Trump’s tax cuts and failure to pass legislation providing additional funding for infrastructure improvements.

Visit Farrington’s campaign website here.

Andrew Jackson Willis, pastor for Maplelawn Baptist Church in Wyoming, Mich., speaks during a Republican debate at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Republican candidates are vying for the opportunity to challenge newly independent Congressman Justin Amash for Michigan's 3rd District seat. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com

Andrew Jackson Willis, Republican

Willis is a pastor at Maplelawn Baptist Church in Wyoming, leading the church since 2007.

Willis’ campaign website lists four priorities he would focus on if elected to Congress: preserving the Constitution and economic freedom, defending the value of his constituents and empowering constituents to take a more active role in their government. He also commits to protecting natural resources in West Michigan and is “pro-traditional marriage.”

At the December debate for GOP hopefuls, Willis said he could not “think of any Trump policies that I don’t agree with." He praised the president for championing conservative principles.

Willis pledged to accept no more than $20 from any donor in the primary or general election.

Visit his campaign website here.

Joel Langlois, owner of the Delta Plex arena and music venue The Intersection, speaks during a Republican debate at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Republican candidates are vying for the opportunity to challenge newly independent Congressman Justin Amash for Michigan's 3rd District seat. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.comCory Morse | MLive.com

Joel Langlois, Republican

Langlois is the owner of The DeltaPlex Arena and Conference Center in Walker and The Intersection live music venue in Grand Rapids. He is running to “Make Congres Great Again,” according to campaign materials.

Then-candidate Trump held campaign rallies at the Langlois’ DeltaPlex Arena in 2015 and 2016. Langlois also scored an early endorsement from Scott Hagerstrom, the Trump campaign’s Michigan director in 2016.

Langlois’ campaign website says the 3rd District should replace a “never-Trumper” -- referencing Amash’s lack of endorsement for the president.

Langlois took aim at Amash during his campaign announcement last year. He said Washington is stuck in “gridlock,” and that “our own congressman Justin Amash is largely to blame.”

He cited Amash’s support for launching impeachment proceedings against Trump, and he also claimed that Amash “votes against the Right to Life, NRA and small business organizations.”

View his campaign website here.

Peter Meijer, a U.S. Army veteran and grandson of the late retailer Fred Meijer, speaks during a Republican debate at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Republican candidates are vying for the opportunity to challenge newly independent Congressman Justin Amash for Michigan's 3rd District seat. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com

Peter Meijer, Republican

Meijer, an Iraq war veteran, is the grandson of late retail magnate Fred Meijer and oldest son of Hank Meijer, executive chairman of the family-owned Michigan-based supercenter chain.

He joined a veteran-based disaster response organization after returning from Iraq in 2011 and later worked as a conflict analyst for a humanitarian organization and most recently as an analyst at Olympia Development of Michigan.

Meijer believes the 3rd District needs a new voice in light of Amash’ defection from the GOP. He told MLive in a 2019 interview his priorities include securing U.S. borders, bringing American troops home from “senseless wars” and improving access to affordable health care.

Meijer’s family is among the richest people in the world. The company which bears their name operates more than 230 supermarkets throughout the Midwest and has estimated sales of $17.8 billion.

The Republican candidate has already been a prolific fundraiser in 2020.

Visit his campaign website here.

Tom Norton, Afghanistan War veteran and former Sand Lake Village president, speaks during a Republican debate for the 3rd Congressional District Aug. 4 primary election at Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade Township on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)Cory Morse | MLive.com

Tom Norton, Republican

Norton is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, the former village president of Sand Lake and a one-time candidate for Michigan’s 73rd state House District.

Norton was a member of the Army National Guard from 2008 to 2014. He also served as a trustee and president of the Sand Lake Village Council from 2014 to 2018 and now lives in Ada.

Norton’s campaign website expresses a commitment to support veterans, reduce the cost of health care, and reduce taxes for the middle class. He also expressed support for a “balanced budget” amendment to the Constitution.

Norton is a strong proponent of Trump’s wall on the southern border with Mexico.

“We won’t surrender our allies, our borders, or our rights as citizens to non-legal residents,” Norton’s campaign website states. “We need a wall to stop drugs from coming across our borders.”

In 2014, Norton embarked on an unsuccessful bid for the Republican Party’s nomination in the 73rd District. Norton picked up 7% of the vote and he was defeated by Chris Afendoulis, the cousin of Norton’s 2020 primary opponent.

View Norton’s campaign website here.

Emily Rafi, Republican

Rafi originally declared her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic primary but announced in November 2019 that she would leave the party and subsequently declared her candidacy for the Republican primary.

Her campaign committee is based in Battle Creek. She does not have a campaign website, as of this story’s publish date.

Nick Colvin (Courtesy/Steve Gadomski)

Nick Colvin, Democrat

Colvin is a Harvard Law-trained attorney who worked in the Obama administration.

He served under Obama while the former president was a U.S. senator, later joining his 2008 campaign and then serving in the White House Counsel’s Office until 2011. Colvin worked as an attorney, then became general counsel for the city of Chicago in the treasurer’s office.

Colvin moved back to Michigan in 2019 and now resides in Saranac, working as an attorney for law firm Miller Canfield. He has never held an elected office.

Colvin told MLive last year his legislative priorities include reining in the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs and investing in Michigan’s roads and bridges.

Visit Colvin’s campaign website here.

Hillary Scholten (Courtesy photo)

Hillary Scholten, Democrat

Scholten is an immigration attorney with past experience at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration.

The Grand Rapids native wants to fix the country’s “broken” immigration system, provide affordable health care to all residents, reduce gun violence and ensure that everyone has access to clean drinking water.

She served as a judicial law clerk and attorney adviser for the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals from 2013 to 2017, leaving after Trump took office. Scholten has never held elected office.

Scholten has picked up endorsements from a number of influential Democrats, according to her campaign website, including state Sen. Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, former congressman Mark Schauer, and former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon.

View Scholten’s campaign website here.

Amanda Le'Anne Brunzell is running for the Democratic Party's nomination for Michigan's 3rd U.S. House District in 2020. Brunzell identifies as non-binary and uses They/Them pronouns. (Image provided to MLive by Amanda Brunzell)

Amanda Le’Anne Brunzell, Democrat

Brunzell has a decade of experience in political campaigns as a staffer, consultant and volunteer for local campaigns and President Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Brunzell also served in the U.S. Navy from 2002 to 2005.

Brunzell identifies as gender-fluid and is a member of the LGBTQ community. Bunzell says the issues that motived their campaign include are improved care for veterans, ending America’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan, taking steps to reduce climate change and improving access to healthcare.

They are currently the CEO and president of Lilac Court Consulting, a political consulting firm in the Grand Rapids area.

Brunzell does not have a campaign website. View their Facebook page here.

4th Congressional District

This district has had Republican representation for nearly 100 years, though the boundaries have changed over time. It is located in the center part of the Lower Penninsula and is currently represented by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Midland.

So far, Moolenaar doesn’t have a primary challenger. Two Democrats are running to oppose him.

The district includes the counties of Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, Shiawassee, and Wexford. It also includes portions of Montcalm and Saginaw counties.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar speaks during Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bill Schuette's primary election day party at Dow Diamond in Midland on Aug. 7, 2018. (Nate Manley | MLive.com)Nate Manley

Incumbent John Moolenaar, Republican

Moolenaar is seeking a fourth term representing Michigan’s 4th Congressional District. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2014 and

Moolenaar serves on the House Appropriations Committee, where he works on budget and spending issues. He was an outspoken supporter of the tax reforms passed in 2017 and has also worked to secure funding for the Great Lakes.

Before joining Congress, Moolenaar worked for Dow Chemical and was the director of the Small Business Center for the Middle Michigan Development Corporation.

Moolenaar was easily re-elected in 2018, defeating Democrat Jerry Hillard by 25 percentage points.

Visit Moolenaar’s campaign website here and his U.S. House website here.

Anthony Feig, Democrat

Feig is a professor of geography and environmental studies at Central Michigan University, who once served as president of the university’s faculty association union.

Feig’s campaign website includes his position on a variety of issues. He stresses the need for a plan to help agricultural areas adapt to a changing climate, built alternative energy infrastructure, improve access to affordable health care and women’s reproductive health care resources.

Feig also supports a national background check system that prevents people from owning firearms if they were convicted of a violent misdemeanor or felony, charged with domestic abuse or have documented mental health issues.

Visit Feig’s campaign website here.

Jerry Hilliard, Democrat

Hilliard, a former public school teacher and economics and business instructor in community colleges, was the Democratic nominee who ran against Moolenaar in 2018.

During the 2018 campaign, Hilliard ran on rebuilding the middle class and supported legalizing marijuana and a “Medicare for all” health care system. The Standish Democrat picked up 106,540 votes but lost to Moolenaar 63% to 37%.

Hillard’s campaign website has not been set up for this election cycle, as of this story’s publish date. Visit Hilliard’s campaign page on Facebook here.

5th Congressional District

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District is a traditionally Democratic-leaning area that includes counties that became redder after the 2016 election. Trump won five of six counties in the district, flipping two working-class counties that previously voted Democratic.

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint, was first elected in 2012, and his uncle Dale Kildee represented the district immediately before him. Democrats have held the office since 1993.

The district covers the eastern Lake Huron shoreline of mid-Michigan, including Arenac, Bay, Genesee, and Iosco counties as well as parts of Saginaw and Tuscola counties.

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, speaks at a press conference before a tour of the new Magna electronics manufacturing facility on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in Grand Blanc Township. Three Magna facilities in Grand Blanc Township will be consolidated into this single new facility in coming months. Magna is a mobility technology company that focuses on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com

Incumbent Dan Kildee, Democrat

Kildee took office before the city of Flint experienced a prolonged crisis related to lead-contaminated drinking water. Kildee co-sponsored legislation in 2016 that authorized $170 million in aid for the city and has been an advocate for implementing strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule.

Kildee, the chief deputy whip in the Democratic-controlled House, has never faced a primary challenger. He coasted to re-election in 2018 by a 24 percentage-point margin.

Kildee serves on the House budget committees and the influential ways and means committee. As a member of the subcommittee on trade, Kildee was involved in negotiations between House Democrats and the White House regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year.

Kildee was the primary sponsor of a bill requiring a national search for PFAS compounds, which was rolled into a larger defense bill signed into law last year. Kildee sponsored other legislation to strengthen clean drinking water standards and raise the federal minimum wage.

View Kildee’s official U.S. House website here and his campaign website here.

Former state Rep. Tim Kelly, a Saginaw County Republican, is shown in this MLive file photo.Mlive.com

Tim Kelly, Republican

Kelly is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, serving the 94th District from 2013 to 2018. He’s seeking the Republican nomination to take on Kildee this year.

In 2016, Kelly was easily re-elected to a third and final term in the state House, winning by 30 percentage points. Kelly chaired the state House Education Committee during his time in Lansing and was a strong supporter for school choice.

Kelly was up for a Trump administration job under U.S. Education Secretary Bety DeVos, but was withdrawn from consideration after critics resurfaced controversial social media posts. At the time, Kelly said his comments were taken out of context.

Visit Kelly’s campaign website here.

Christina Fitchett-Hickson walks along the trailer known as the "Trump Unity Bridge" before U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during a constituent town hall about her stance on articles of impeachment and address other issues on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 in the Oakland Center at Oakland University in Rochester. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com

Christina Fitchett-Hickson, Republican

Fitchett-Hickson is a salesperson and former Flint teacher seeking the Republican party’s nomination to take on Kildee this year.

According to her campaign website, Fitchett-Hickson is focused on reforming common core standards, and improving access to clean water, affordable health care and lower car insurance rates.

She traveled the country with the Trump Unity Bridge, a decorated float driven by a Michigan resident in support of the president. Fitchett-Hickson protested U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, with the unity bridge at a December 2019 town hall in Rochester.

View Fichett-Hickson’s campaign website here.

Earl Lackie, Republican

Lackie is a retired General Motors employee and former firefighter and first responder.

Through detailed statistics posted on his campaign website, Lackie argues the 5th Congressional District has declined under Democratic leadership.

In 2018, was the running mate of U.S. Taxpayers gubernatorial candidate Todd Schleiger.

Visit Lackie’s campaign website here.

Matthew Clauss, Democrat

Clauss is a Bay City native running to oppose Kildee in the Democratic primary.

Clauss did not have a campaign website as of this story’s publish date. View his Twitter page here.

6th Congressional District

This district, which covers a neat corner of Southwest Michigan, has been dominated by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, for decades. Democrats mounted a competitive race in 2018 and Upton scraped out the closest victory of his long career, leaving blue voters hopeful that 2020 might be their year.

Upton has shied from officially announcing whether he will seek re-election and hasn’t filed with the Federal Elections Commission, but he was collecting donations last year. The Republican has served 17 consecutive terms in Congress.

The 6th District includes the counties of Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Cass, St. Joseph, Berrien, and most of Allegan.

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton speaks during an oath ceremony at Van Buren County Courthouse in Paw Paw, Mich., on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Fourteen recently-elected state and county officials were sworn in. (Chelsea Purgahn | MLive.com)Chelsea Purgahn

Incumbent Rep. Fred Upton, Republican

Upton was first elected to Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, later becoming the 6th District’s congressman after its boundary was redrawn in 1992.

The 2018 race was Upton’s most competitive ever, bolstered by high turnout and millions of dollars from partisan PACs and independent groups. Upton had previously beaten Democratic opponents by an average of 29 percentage points but won by a narrow 4 point margin in 2018.

Upton serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and is the ranking member of the subcommittee on energy. He was the chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce from 2010 to 2016.

Upton’s signature legislation is the 21st Century Cures Act, which focuses on advancing research for disease treatment and cures. Upton was a key figure in the House’s debate over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, initially coming out against the House plan as proposed, but supporting the end result after introducing an amendment.

He’s also supported new funding for Great Lakes restoration and tax reforms.

Upton worked in the Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration.

View Upton’s official U.S. House website here.

State Rep. Jon Hoadley, D-Kalamazoo, speaks at press conference about Trump's "Broken Promises to Michigan Voters" near Kellogg Arena before the start of U.S. President Donald J. TrumpÕs ÒMerry ChristmasÓ campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com

State Rep. Jon Hoadley, Democrat

Hoadley is a term-limited state lawmaker from Kalamazoo County, the district’s Democratic base and most-populous county. In Lansing, Hoadley represents voters who have largely moved away from Upton in recent years.

Upton’s 2018 challenger Matt Longjohn was the first Democratic candidate to take Kalamazoo County from Upton since in the last 20 years, surging ahead by 17 percentage points. However, Upton’s support in more rural parts of the district remained strong in the previous election.

Hoadley’s campaign has already been endorsed by Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Attorney General Dana Nessel and several other local politicians and interest groups.

If elected, Hoadley would be the first openly gay congressman from Michigan. Hoadley is the president and owner of Badlands Strategies, a progressive public affairs firm.

Visit Hoadley’s campaign website here.

Jen Richardson is a Kalamazoo-area teacher running for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 6th District in 2020. Richardson will face outgoing state Rep. Jon Hoadley, D-Kalamazoo, in the Democratic primary. (Image provided to MLive.com by Jen Richardson)

Jennifer Richardson, Democrat

Richardson is a research director at the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center.

Richardson told MLive her top priorities are providing better representation for the district, particularly for women and people of color. She said the government should be responsible for ending racism, sexism and xenophobia that has become ingrained in its systems."

She said Hoadley is unable to appeal to both sides of the aisle during an interview with MLIive/Kalamazoo Gazette.

Richardson also expressed a commitment to support working families by providing easy access to social services, education, affordable health care and a clean environment.

View Richardson’s campaign website here.

Angelica Pastor-Diaz, Democrat

Pastor-Diaz is a second-generation immigrant running for the Democratic nomination. She has not filed with the FEC, but pledged on her campaign website to only serve two terms in the U.S. House if elected.

Visit Pastor-Diaz’s campaign website here.

Elena Oelke, Republican

Oelke is an immigrant from the former Soviet Union seeking to challenge Upton if he decides to seek re-election. She is the owner of Prestige Properties and Professionals Southwest Michigan Real Estate Inc. in St. Joseph.

Visit her campaign website here.

7th Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Walberg, R-Tipon, has represented the district since 2011. He previously served as the congressman from 2007-09 but was beaten in the 2008 election by a Democrat.

The 5th District has been represented by Republicans since 1993, except a two-year period where Democratic Rep. Mark Schauer served one term.

The district includes Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe counties and a portion of Washtenaw County.

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, speaks at an event put on by America First Policies at Downtown Detroit's Book Cadillac Hotel to discuss the recent tax overhaul championed by Republicans in Congress and the White House, March 2, 2018. America First Policies is a nonprofit working to support issues such as the recent federal tax plan and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, according to its website. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)(Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroi

Incumbent Rep. Tim Walberg, Republican

Walberg was first elected in 2006, but lost his re-election bid. He regained his seat in the 2010 election and has since posted decisive victories over Democratic challengers. So far, no Republican has lined up to face him in the primary.

The 2018 election saw Walberg win by 8 percentage points, his smallest margin of victory against Democrat Gretchen Driskell. It was the second time Driskell unsuccessfully challenged him, and she’s trying again in 2020.

Walberg serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee.

He was the primary sponsor of several bills signed into law during this most recent term in congress related to the opioids epidemic. Earlier in his career, Walberg was also a supporter of Obamacare repeal and replace efforts that passed through the U.S. House, as well as Republican-sponsored tax reforms.

Walberg began his political career in the state House, serving from 1983 to 1998.

Visit Walberg’s campaign website here, and his U.S. House website here.

Samuel Branscum, Democrat

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Former state Rep. Gretchen Driskell, Democrat

Driskell, a former state representative and long-time Saline mayor, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge Walberg for the third time.

She first ran against Walberg for the 7th Congressional seat in 2016 but lost by 15 percentage points. She ran again in 2018 but lost by 8 points.

Driskell is trying again because she feels Walberg is spending more time “playing political games” than working for constituents, according to her campaign website.

Driskell is a real estate agent by training and has experience in local and state politics, serving 14 years as the first woman mayor of Saline and two years as a state representative.

Driskell’s entrance in the race caused several other Democrats who were seeking the party’s nomination to drop out and endorse her.

Visit Driskell’s campaign website here.

Ryan Hall, a Tecumseh resident, filed to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Michigan's 7th congressional District. (Image provided to MLive by Ryan Hall)

Ryan Hall, Democrat

Hall, a Tecumseh resident, filed to run for the Democratic Party’s nomination in December 2019. He described himself as a lifelong progressive in a statement to MLive.

Hall supports providing a living wage and paid parental leave, investing in infrastructure and restoring and expanding social security. He supports a “Medicare for All" health care system.

Hall is the stepson of former Toledo, Ohio Mayor Jack Ford.

He did not have a campaign website as of this story’s publish date.

8th Congressional District (Lansing)

This race is already attracting national attention as Slotkin, a Democrat who beat an incumbent Republican in a district Trump won, seeks to defend her seat from a score of GOP candidates out to take it back.

The freshmen congresswoman has found herself at the center of two major political moments in the last year.

Her decision to support an impeachment inquiry into Trump sparked a larger movement to open the inquiry. Slotkin later announced she would vote to impeach Trump, angering constituents who protested at a raucous town hall at the end of 2019.

Less than a month after the impeachment vote, Slotkin was tapped by House Speaker Nacy Pelosi to write a resolution defining Trump’s war powers in an attempt to prevent military action against Iran without Congressional approval.

The 8th Congressional District covers Ingham and Livingston Counties as well as a portion of Oakland County.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., does a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP

Incumbent Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Democrat

Before joining Congress, Slotkin served three tours in Iraq with the CIA and held several positions with the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense.

Slotkin was a top adviser to two Secretaries of Defense on the Middle East, Europe and NATO, Russia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. She worked under the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

She was elected to a first term in 2018 during a year which saw Democrat’s winning big across Michigan. She defeated Republican incumbent Mike Bishop by 4 percentage points.

Slotkin was assigned to the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Homeland Security. She’s also introduced legislation to prevent changes to Title IX campus sex assault policies, prevent foreign interference in elections and ensure patients know the cost of prescription drugs as soon as they are prescribed.

Slotkin was one of 15 Democrats who did not vote Pelosi to become speaker for the 116th Congress.

Visit her campaign website here.

Mike Detmer is seeking the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, in 2020. (Image provided by Mike Detmer)

Mike Detmer, Republican

Detmer, a Howell resident, had been campaigning for a seat in the state Legislature but later decided to seek the GOP nomination to challenge Slotkin instead.

His top issues include gun rights, infrastructure, supporting veterans, reducing taxes and making abortion illegal as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. Detmer said being a politician was never something he aspired to, but he’s grown frustrated with Michigan’s representatives in Washington. Detmer said keeping himself accessible to voters is paramount in the campaign.

Detmer is the general sales manager of a car dealership and also a licensed real estate agent. He was endorsed by former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck and former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke.

Vist Detmer’s campaign website here.

Brighton resident Paul Junge, 53, is running for the GOP nomination to represent Michigan's 8th U.S. House District in 2020. (Image provided to MLive.com by Paul Junge)

Paul Junge, Republican

Junge is a former Lansing news anchor who briefly worked for the Trump administration.

Junge worked on Republican Terri Lynn Land’s unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate bid. Though Land lost, Republicans gained control of the Senate in 2014. Junge went to Capitol Hill to work as investigative counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee under U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

Junge befriended former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Francis Cissna, who gave him a job in the Trump administration. Junge was an external affairs official for 8 months but left the administration to spend time with his ailing father, who died in 2019.

Junge lives in Brighton and does not have a day job, he will be campaigning full-time. He originally had no intention of running for office this election cycle but said constituents in the district felt there was no strong candidate to take on Slotkin.

Visit Junge’s campaign website here.

Kristina Lyke, Republican

Lyke, an East Lansing attorney, said her campaign for Michigan’s 8th U.S. House District is inspired by Slotkin’ ssupport for the ongoing impeachment inquiry.

Lyke was born and raised in Livingston County, a deeply-Republican part of that state that Trump won by 29 percentage points in 2016. Slotkin lost in Livingston County by 19 percentage points.

Though her resistance to impeachment was at the top of Lyke’s campaign announcement, she said her top priority is to promote economic growth in Michigan. Lyke accused Slotkin of pushing a “socialist agenda” multiple times in her campaign announcement.

Lyke runs her own legal practice in East Lansing, specializing in family law cases. She also served as two terms as the youngest councilwoman in the Village of Pinckney from 1999 to 2001.

Visit Lyke’s campaign website here.

Nikki Snyder, a member of the state Board of Education, announced Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 that she plans to run as a Republican in Michigan's 8th Congressional District. (Image provided by Nikki Snyder)

Nikki Snyder, Republican

Snyder, a nurse and lactation consultant who is serving her first term as a member of the state Board of Education, said her campaign is focused on reducing the national deficit.

Snyder said the federal government needs to reduce spending but is taking time to put forward a more concrete plan on where cuts should happen. She supported Trump’s 2017 tax cut, saying it brought much-needed relief to families, but is disappointed the cuts are projected to increase the national debt.

Snyder was elected to serve an eight-year term on the state Board of Education in 2016, earning 1.9 million seats on the statewide ballot. She had not pursued political office previously and is not related to former Gov. Rick Snyder.

She lives in outside the 8th District boundary in Dexter, but said she previously lived in the district less than two years ago and would move back if elected.

Visit Snyder’s campaign website here.

Alan Thomas Hoover, Republican

Hoover is a Marine Corps veteran, former union member and business owner.

His top campaign promises include tax reform, ending subsidies for the energy industry and protecting the Great Lakes. He would also propose term limits for members of Congress.

Hoover was a ward of the state for a period during his childhood and later left school for a year to work and support his family, according to his campaign website. While a senior in high school Hoover launched an unsuccessful bid for mayor of River Rouge as the youngest candidate in the city’s history.

Visit Hoover’s campaign website here.

9th Congressional District

The 9th congressional district is a traditionally Democratic area represented by first-term U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Bloomfield Township. Levin is the nephew of former Senator Carl Levin and succeeded his father Sander Levin after his retirement.

As of this story’s publish date, Levin has inspired no challengers to face him in either the Democratic primary or general election.

The district is located in the southeastern region of the lower peninsula of Michigan and includes areas of Oakland and Macomb counties.

U.S. Rep. Andy Levin talks to media, after endorsing Sen. Elizabeth Warren early today, in the CNN Spin Room across from The Fox Theatre after the first night of the CNN Democratic primary debate on Tuesday in Detroit, July 30, 2019.Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com

Incumbent Andy Levin, Democrat

Levin, is the former head of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, is seeking a second term representing the district.

Levin was elected to serve his first term in 2018, defeating his Republican opponent by 23 percentage points.

He serves as vice chair of the House Committee on Education and Labor and is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Levin introduced legislation requiring the safe disposal of PFAS contaminants, establishing grants for members of Native American tribes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and a bill clarifying that Congress has not provided authorization for the use of military force against Iran.

Levin founded a clean energy business and directed worker training as part of his role with the state of Michigan under former Gov. Jennifer Granholm. He created the No Worker Left Behind program, which reportedly provided training to 152,000 Michigan residents.

Levin has also been active in the human rights movement around the world, working in countries such as South Africa, Tibet, Haiti and China.

Visit Levin’s official House website here and his campaign website here.

Gabi Grossbard is a Republican seeking to run for Michigan's 9th Congressional District. (Image provided by Gabi Grossbard)

Gabi Grossbard, Republican

Gabi Grossbard is running for the Republican Party nomination to take on LEvin.

He filed to run for Michigan’s 14th District last year, but since declared his candidacy for the 9th District. Grossbard described himself as a blue-collar worker and pro-Israel American who served in the Israeli military from 1991 to 1993.

Grossbard is the father of two children with severe special needs, and his campaign website cites a pledge to advocate on behalf of special-needs individuals and their families for better health care, education, transportation, living assistance and adult care.

Visit Grossbard’s campaign website here.

10th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Paul Mitchell is not seeking re-election to a third term in 2020, causing a flurry of candidates to jump into the race to replace him. He represents a traditionally safe Republican seat that Trump carried by 32 points in 2016.

Mitchell cited frustrations with growing partisan squabbles in Congress.

“You look at the rhetoric and vitriol, it overwhelms policy, politics becomes the norm. Everything’s about politics. Everything’s about an election. And at some point of time, that’s not why I came here,” Mitchell told Politico.

Michigan’s 10th Congressional District covers the state’s “thumb" region, including all of Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties as well as portions of Macomb and Tuscola counties. Republicans have controlled the district since 2003.

State Rep. Shane Hernandez, Republican

Hernandez, a former architectural designer, is serving a second term representing the 83rd state House District. His term ends in 2020, so he’s seeking the GOP nomination to replace Mitchell.

Hernandez was re-elected by a commanding 28-point margin of victory in 2018. He serves on the state House Appropriations Committee.

In a video launching his campaign, Hernandez touted his work in Lansing to oppose tax hikes, “defend the unborn” and being recognized for having the most conservative voting record by Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. Hernandez said socialists are endangering the economy and U.S. national security.

“I will fight alongside President Trump and I will never relent,” Hernandez said in the video.

Visit Hernandez’s official House website here and his campaign website here.

Brandon Mikula is a U.S. Navy veteran and federal security contractor who is seeking the Republican Party nomination to run for Michigan's 10th District in 2020. Several candidates are vying for the seat vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden. (Image provided to MLive.com by Brandon Mikula)

Brandon Mikula, Republican

Mikula, a U.S. Navy veteran, firefighter and federal security contractor, is also looking for the GOP nomination to replace Mitchell.

Mikula told MLive in a statement that a new generation of conservatives are needed in Washington D.C. to “combat the dangers of socialism." His top issues include protecting the Second Amendment, reducing the natinoal debt and reducing the size of government.

Visit Mikula’s campaign website here and Facebook page here.

Richard Piwko, Republican

Piwko, a Worth Township resident, is a businessman pitching himself as an outsider candidate for Congress.

Piwko’s campaign website states he is a precinct delegate for the Michigan Republican Party and proud member of the NRA.

Visit Piwko’s campaign website here.

Doug Slocum, Republican

Doug Slocum is a retired brigadier general and fighter pilot who served in the U.S. Air Force for 35 years.

Slocum spent the last five years commanding the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. His campaign materials also refer to Slocum with his call sign “Odie."

Slocum’s website touts his creation of the safety curriculum used by more than 40,000 airmen. He also created a program to address human error that was implemented nationally, resulting in 76% decrease in preventable mishaps and an estimated $78 million. Slocum was inducted into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame in 2013.

He continues to serve on the boards of the Fisher House of Michigan, the National Defense Industrial Association and Women in Defense. Slocum is a member of the Selfridge Base Community Council and the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, and was recently named a trustee for Walsh College.

He lives in Macomb Township with his wife and teenage daughter.

Visit Slocum’s campaign website here.

Lisa McClain is seeking the Republican Party's nomination for Michigan's 10th Congressional District in 2020. (Image provided to MLive by Lisa McClain)

Lisa McClain, Republican

McClain is the senior vice president of Hantz Group, a Michigan-based financial services company she helped found in 1998.

McClain is also involved in several philanthropic organizations supporting drug treatment courts, people experiencing homelessness, people with multiple sclerosis and community projects in Detroit’s east side neighborhood. McClain led the formation of the Macomb District Drug Court, according to a statement.

McClain bills herself as a “conservative outsider.”

Visit her campaign website here.

Kimberly Ann Bizon, Democrat

Bizon, an environmental activist, is running for the Democratic nomination for a second time. She earned the party’s backing to challenge Mitchell in 2018, but ultimately lost by 25 percentage points.

Bizon’s campaign website states her top issues include federal investment in renewable energy, improving infrastructure, fair farm policies and affordable health care.

Visit Bizon’s campaign website here.

Kelly Noland, Democrat

Noland is a U.S. Army veteran and retired nurse also seeking the Democratic Party nomination.

Noland’s campaign website states the district hasn’t been served well under Republican leadership, citing a high unemployment rate and Ford Motor Co.'s recent decision to close the Romeo Engine Plant.

Her top issues include securing affordable health care, improve mass transit in the district, create satellite campuses from state universities, address the opioid crisis in rural areas and fight climate change.

Noland pledged to fund her campaign entirely from grassroots donations.

Visit Noland’s campaign website here.

11th Congressional District

Michigan’s 11th District is another race that will likely receive national attention.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Bloomfield Township, will seek to defend her seat after flipping the formerly Republican district in 2018. Stevens won an open race vacated by Republican Dave Trott, becoming the first Democrat elected to serve a full-term representing the district in its current configuration.

The 11th District covers the southeastern region of the Lower Penninsula, including portions of Oakland and Wayne counties.

Haley Stevens, Democratic candidate for Michigan's 11th Congressional District, speaks beside U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich. and speaks at a Democratic rally Friday night at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Oct. 26, 2018. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com) Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.comTanya Moutzalias | MLive.com

Incumbent Rep. Haley Stevens, Democrat

Stevens became the Democratic Party’s candidate in 2018 after emerging from a competitive five-way primary. She has no one filing to challenge her nomination this time, though several Republicans are vying to oppose Stevens in the general election.

Stevens defeated Republican Lena Epstein by 7 percentage points in 2018.

Before taking office, Stevens worked in the Obama administration as chief of staff for the Auto Task Force inside of the U.S. Department of Treasury. In Washington, she has been an advocate for bringing skilled trades jobs to her district.

Stevens was assigned to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She successfully passed a bill, signed by Trump into law, directing the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood.

The freshmen congresswoman also sponsored bills to improve Medicare prescription drug plans, remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers and add PFAS compounds to the federal list of hazardous pollutants, among others.

Visit Stevens’ official House website here and her campaign website here.

Kerry Bentivolio, a Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District, speaks at a debate hosted by the Michigan Conservative Coalition on May 14, 2018. Emily LawlerEmily Lawler

Former Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, Republican

Bentivolio, a U.S. Army veteran, is launching another effort to reclaim his old position representing Michigan’s 11th District. He served the district for one term, but lost the Republican Party nomination to Trott in 2014.

Bentivolio ran as an independent in the 2016 election, collecting only 4.4% of the vote while Trott was reelected. Bentivolio ran again for the Republican nomination in 2018 but finished last in the five-way race with 11.3% of the vote.

His campaign website states Bentivolio plans to fight deep corruption on Capitol Hill.

During his lone term in Congress, Bentivolio served on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and Committee on Small Business. Bentivolio voted against the 2014 farm bill.

Visit Bentivolio’scampaign website here.

Birmingham Attorney Eric Esshaki is seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills, in Michigan's 11th Congressional District in 2020. (Image provided by Eric Esshaki)

Eric Esshaki, Republican

Esshaki is a Royal Oak attorney and first-generation Chaldean American who lives in Birmingham.

Esshaki’s campaign announcement said he is running to fix a “broken” Congress that promotes partisan games over solving the problems of constituents.He Stevens serves as a “rubber stamp” for Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and shouldn’t represent the once-Republican controlled district.

Esshaki told MLive.com Thursday he is seeking to bring more rational discourse to politics, which he said is too often focused on talking points and political pandering.

Esshaki said he spent a decade as a nurse before becoming a lawyer. His father is a Chaldean Christian who legally immigrated from Iraq in the 1970s, according to his campaign website.

Visit Esshaki’s campaign website here.

Canton resident Whittney Williams, 37, is running to challenge U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills for the 11th District House seat in 2020.

Whittney Williams, Republican

Williams is a first-generation Taiwanese American who lived in the United States illegally for 16 years.

Williams said her experience living while undocumented and gaining citizenship shaped her belief in the American dream. She became a citizen in 2013 after marrying her husband and is running to “fight back against the radical left’s socialist agenda."

Williams supports Trump’s border wall and immigration policies, also pledging to modernize the immigration process on her campaign website.

Before running for office, Williams spent the last several years traveling the country working as an U.S. auto show product specialist. She is also a professional actor and model who appeared in advertisements for the Pure Michigan tourism campaign.

Visit Williams’ campaign website here.

12th Congressional District

Michigan’s 12th District has been safely in the hands of Democrats for decades, most recently represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell.

Dingell is the wife of the former representative of the 12th District, the late John Dingell. She ran for the seat when John Dingell announced he would not seek re-election in 2014.

The 12th Congressional District includes Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dearborn and other Downriver communities, including Taylor, Woodhaven and Grosse Ile. The district has been represented by Democrats since it was redrawn in 2003, and hasn’t had any Republican representative since 1964.

Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell addresses a room full of young students during the bi-annual "Digital Divas" program which aims to inform and inspire young women on future possibilities in science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) Friday Nov. 1, 2019. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com

Incumbent Debbie Dingell, Democrat

Dingell is serving her third term in the U.S. House and filed to run for a fourth term in 2020.

She was first elected in 2014, shrugging off a primary challenger before beating Republican Terry Bowman by 34 percentage points. She beat Republican challenger Jeff Jones by a similar margin in 2016 and beat Jones a second time by 39 points in 2018.

Dingell serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources. Dingell was the primary sponsor on a bill signed into law last year that includes several improvements to Medicaid and has been vocal in the renegotiation of NAFTA.

Dingell served as the chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors and was a senior executive managing public affairs for General Motors before joining Congress.

Visit her official House website here and her campaign website here.

Solomon Rajput has announced plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell in Michigan's 12th congressional district in 2020.Courtesy of Solomon Rajput

Solomon Rajput, Democrat

Rajput, an Ann Arbor activist, is a University of Michigan medical student and the son of Pakistani immigrants.

Rajput’s campaign materials argue Dingell is part of the “political elite” who have failed to take action on climate change and the increasing cost of health care. Rajput also cited U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as an influence.

Visit his Rajput’s campaign website here.

Anthony Carbonaro, Democrat

Carbonaro is a Romanian American immigrant who had plans to attend the U.S. Naval Academy before spending a year in jail for what he called “unexplained accusations.”

A 2013 MLive report shows Carbonaro was charged with two counts of first-degree home invasion, larceny from a motor vehicle and receiving and concealing stolen property, records show.

Carbonaro’s campaign materials state he wants to be a champion for working-class families in the district.

Visit Carbonaro’s campaign website here.

13th Congressional District

Michigan’s 13th District has been under the tight control of Democrats for several generations. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, is seeking a second term after she sailed to victory in 2018 without facing a Republican challenger.

Tlaib gained national notoriety due to her outspoken criticism of Trump, calling to “impeach the motherf***r” shortly after taking office. Tlaib made good on the promise, Trump was impeached by the U.S. House in December 2019.

One Democrat has lined up to challenge Tlaib, while two Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination.

The district covers portions of Wayne County, including some areas of the city of Detroit.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., asks a question during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on housing finance plans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP

Incumbent Rashida Tlaib, Democrat

Tlaib is the first Muslim woman to serve in Congress, alongside U.S. Rep. Illhan Omar, D-Minn., who was also elected in 2018. She also represented Michigan’s 12th state House District from 2009 to 2015.

Tlaib is part of “the squad,” a group of progressive congresswomen of color. The group has come under attack from the president on multiple occasions.

Tlaib was assigned to House Committees on Financial Services Members and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She has introduced legislation to repeal a portion of Trump’s 2017 tax reform bill, prohibit federal funding from being used to purchase facial recognition technology and prevent credit score discrimination in determining auto insurance rates.

The freshman congresswoman introduced a resolution inquiring whether the House should impeach Trump in March 2019, but it did not pass.

Tlaib was accused of reporting improper campaign expenditures last year. The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reasons” to believe Tlaib paid herself $45,500 using funds from her campaign committee after the 2018 election, a violation of federal campaign finance regulations. Documents released by the OCE show Tlaib was financially struggling during the race.

Visit Tlaib’s official House website here and her campaign website here.

David Dudenhoefer, Republican

Dudenhoefer, or “the dude” as he’s known in campaign materials, is a political activist and district chair for the 13th Congressional District Republican Committee.

Dudenhoefer argues Tlaib is a divisive figure who hasn’t secured much for the economically challenged district. His campaign website also slams the “vulgarity” of Tlaib’s language and public behavior, calling her a national embarrassment.

He mounted a failed bid as a write-in candidate during the 2018 election.

Vist Dudenhoefer’s campaign website here.

Alfred Lemmo, Republican

Lemmo’s campaign website states he had been enjoying a quiet retirement but feels compelled to give voters a chance to unseat Tlaib.

Visit Lemmo’s campaign website here.

Stephen Patterson, Independent

Patterson is a former Republican presidential candidate who filed to run as an independent in 2020.

Patterson’s presidential campaign didn’t attract much attention, and he wasn’t listed on the 2016 ballot. He also filed to run for the White House in 2020.

14th Congressional District

Michigan’s 14th District is another heavily Democratic area in the metro Detroit area.

U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence was first elected in 2014 after Gary Peters left the seat to run for U.S. Senate.

The 14th Congressional District contains portions of Wayne and Oakland counties, including a portion of Detroit.

U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, speaks at the 110th NAACP National Convention held at Cobo Center in Detroit on Monday, July 22, 2019. Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com

Incumbent Brenda Lawrence, Democrat

Lawrence served as the first mayor of Southfield for 13 years before joining the House.

Lawrence was easily re-elected to a third term in 2018, securing a 64 point margin of victory.

During her current term, Lawrence was assigned to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She introduced legislation to address lead contamination in school drinking water, train environmental health professionals and to ensure mental health screenings are provided to children after entering foster care.

Visit her official House website here and her campaign website here.

Terrance Morrison, Democrat

Morrison is taking another shot at Lawrence after losing to her in the 2016 Democratic primary. Morrison gathered 8.3% of the vote in that election.

Daryle Houston, Republican

Houston is a private practice attorney and was previously an assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, working in the domestic violence unit.

Houston’s campaign website states he is a proponent of preventing gun violence, securing American borders and improve health care.

Visit Houston’s campaign website here.