It’s a battle for normal in mid-Michigan, where congressional hopefuls Curtis Hertel and Tom Barrett are fighting for the ‘regular guy’ crown, ‘dad jeans’ and all.
Jordyn Hermani
Jordyn covers state policy and politics for Bridge Michigan. Prior to joining the Capitol crew, she wrote for MLive as its statewide politics and culture reporter and with Gongwer Michigan as its state House reporter. She lives in Lansing with her husband and two cats. When not writing, you can catch her watching hockey or horror movies — though, usually not at the same time. Get in touch with her at jhermani@bridgemi.com or on Twitter @JordynHermani.
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