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Jack Bergman

U.S. House · MI-1 · Republicans · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · MI-1

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Biography

Overview

Jack Bergman is a Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district, serving since 2017. A retired Marine Corps lieutenant general, he is a veteran naval aviator who previously commanded Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North before entering Congress.

Career

Bergman has championed veterans' legislation, with his VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act (HR 1823) enacted into law. He secured designation of Camp Grayling's National All-Domain Warfighting Center as a national range for uncrewed aerial systems testing in February 2026 through bipartisan Michigan delegation efforts. He ran unsuccessfully for House Speaker in October 2023 and opposes the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage recognition. He objected to the 2020 Electoral College certification and supported voter ID requirements through the SAVE Act.

Prior political experience

Bergman was first elected in 2016 with 55% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Lon Johnson (40%) and Libertarian nominee Diane Bostow (4%). He ran uncontested in the 2018 Republican primary and won the general election with 56%. In 2020, he ran uncontested in the primary and defeated Democrat Dana Ferguson with 62%. Following redistricting in 2022, Bergman faced only write-in opposition in the Republican primary and won the general election with 60% against Democrat Bob Lorinser. In 2024, he won the Republican primary with 79% against Josh Saul and defeated Democratic candidate Callie Barr in the general election with 59% of the vote.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.433

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.084
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 338 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
5thU.S. House MI-12025–presentIn progressJack Bergman—
4thU.S. House MI-12023–2025Term endedJack BergmanJack Bergman
3rdU.S. House MI-12021–2023Term endedJack BergmanJack Bergman
2ndU.S. House MI-12019–2021Term endedJack BergmanJack Bergman
1stU.S. House MI-12017–2019Term ended—Jack Bergman

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
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