Kalamazoo-based attorney Jessica Swartz announced Wednesday she is making her second bid as a Democratic candidate to represent Michiganâs 4th Congressional District.
Swartz declared her candidacy in a post on X, vowing to bring down costs for Michigan families and create âgood-paying jobsâ in her state if she is elected. Notably, Michigan was viewed as one of the top battleground states in the 2024 election cycle.
âWe cannot sit by and watch the extremists in Washington dismantle our Democracy, tank our economy, and increase taxes on the working class, all the while giving kickbacks to billionaires like Elon Musk,â Swartz wrote on X.
Michiganâs 4th Congressional District is currently held by Republican Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga, who was first elected to Congress in 2011. Huizenga notably defeated Swartz in the November 2024 election, notching 55.1% of the vote to Swartzâs 43.4%.
Swartz previously worked as an appellate attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to her campaign website. She has promoted a variety of left-wing initiatives over the past few years, such as protecting abortion rights and combating climate change.
âJessica Swartz is nothing more than an out of touch liberal, soundly rejected by Michiganders last year and bound for another crushing defeat,â National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Zach Bannon told the Daily Caller News Foundation. âWhile Bill Huizenga continues to deliver real results, whoever emerges from the Democratsâ radical primary will be completely irrelevant and destined for failure.â
Swartz previously worked as an appellate attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to her campaign website.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Tuesday a list of âcompetitiveâ 35 Republican-held Congressional Districts the Democratic Party is targeting as they aim to take back control of the House in 2026, which named Huizengaâs seat as one that the Democratic Party views as a potential key pickup opportunity for the 2026 midterms.
President Donald Trump swept Michigan with 49.7% of the vote to former Vice President Kamala Harrisâ 48.3%. In the 2020 presidential election, former President Joe Biden won Michigan with 51% of the vote to Trumpâs 48%.
Swartzâs campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundationâs request for comment.
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