Curtis Hertel (March 7, 1953 – March 27, 2016) was an American politician. He was the co-speaker of 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 ...

from 1993-1994, during the time when the house was split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. He was a Democrat. He shared the speakership with Republican Paul Hillegonds. Hertel held a bachelor's degree from

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

. Hertel was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 1980. His predecessor as speaker of the Michigan House, Lew Dodak, was voted out of office in the 1992 election. In all Hertel served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1980 until 1998. Curtis Hertel's son,

Curtis Hertel Jr. Curtis Hertel Jr. (born January 9, 1978) is an American politician serving as a state senator for the 23rd district in Michigan, which represents the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, as well as the townships of Alaiedon Township, Michigan, ...

, was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 2014. His youngest son,

Kevin Hertel Kevin Hertel (born May 1985) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 18th district. Elected in 2016, he assumed office in January 2017. Education Hertel attended Michigan State University ...

was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016. Hertel died on March 27, 2016.Former Michigan Speaker of the House Curtis Hertel dies
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*Daniel Loepp. ''Sharing the Balance of Power: An Examinnation of Shared Power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Project Vote Smart bio of Hertel
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