The Political Graveyard: Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan

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Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan

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John C. Hertel (b. 1946) — of Harper Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1946. Democrat. Member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1974-82. Catholic. Still living as of 2002.

		Relatives: Brother of Dennis Mark Hertel (1948-) and Curtis Hertel; father of John J. Hertel.
		Political family: Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan.

Dennis Mark Hertel (b. 1948) — also known as Dennis M. Hertel — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Harper Woods, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 7, 1948. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 12th District, 1975-80; U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1981-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1988. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.

		Relatives: Brother of John C. Hertel (1946-) and Curtis Hertel; uncle of John J. Hertel.
		Political family: Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

Curtis Hertel (b. 1953) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1953. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1981-98 (12th District 1981-92, 2nd District 1993-98); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1997-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996. Still living as of 2002.

		Relatives: Brother of John C. Hertel (1946-) and Dennis Mark Hertel; uncle of John J. Hertel.
		Political family: Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan.

John J. Hertel (born c.1978) — Born about 1978. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 2002. Still living as of 2002.

		Relatives: Son of John C. Hertel; nephew of Dennis Mark Hertel (1948-) and Curtis Hertel.
		Political family: Hertel family of Harper Woods, Michigan.

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