Mark Huizenga

So there are not a whole lot of seats in play in the Michigan State Senate at the moment.

But I was interested to see in your story that Mark Huizenga is fighting to retain control of his district, the 30th in the Michigan Senate.

Now, this is Mark Huizenga, not to be confused with his brother, Congressman Bill, who has his own reelection issues that he's dealing with right now.

What was it that made Mark vulnerable in the 30th?

Yeah, I mean, this is the race that we identified as the most likely to change hands, this seat, Kent County-based state Senate seat.

Mark Huizenga won a very, very, very close race in 2022, beating David Legrand, who went on to become the mayor of Grand Rapids.

Now he's facing state representative Carol Glanville.

And there's some really interesting things happening here, one being that Kent County is moving away from Republicans.

you know, that's going to be a tough one over in the Rochester Hills area.

And then SD30, which is like Kent County area, that's Mark Huizenga.

And he's going up against a pretty seasoned house member now, Carol Glanville.

So, you know, he won that seed by just under 400 votes last term.

Both parties are targeting competitive districts with health care costs and property taxes among the issues they say they would address if they win majorities in the Senate.

Five key races include a West Michigan contest between Republican Mark Huizenga and Democrat Carl Glanville and an open seat in northwest Michigan where Republican Kim Cole faces Democrat Rebecca Abedin.

In the House, Republicans are targeting Democrat Denise Metzer in Macomb County, while Democrats are challenging Republican incumbents in districts around Jackson and Holland.

So while none of the races are local, those are the ones likely to control the outcome of the balance of power in November.

We have folks like Kim Cole over in the Muskegon, Loddington area, that district running.

We're helping Mark Huizenga work to win his reelection, a good common sense Republican that's working to bring down costs in West Michigan.

Folks like Mike Weber over in Troy and Sterling Heights and Rochester area that's helping folks with mental health and making sure that it's more accessible.

And then we have two great pickup opportunities, Ryan Berman in Oakland County.