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He could be Michigan’s first out LGBTQ+ member of Congress. He wants Democrats to fight harder
"First and foremost, I think voters want fighters and not folders," he said in an interview.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Ethan Baker, a Republican who has served as mayor of Troy since 2019, is his party's nominee for the open seat in Michigan's 11th congressional district in 2026 against Democrat Jeremy Moss.
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Michigan is set to elect its first out LGBTQ+ congressman
Twenty-two years later, the Democratic state senator is seeking to become Michigan’s first out LGBTQ+ member of Congress.
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Ethan Baker, who has served as mayor of Troy since 2019, is the Republican nominee for Michigan's 11th congressional district, an Oakland County seat that includes Royal Oak and Pontiac. The seat is open because Democratic incumbent Haley Stevens is running for the U.S. Senate.
Baker was unopposed in the Republican primary, receiving 50,179 votes, after political operative Mike Steger withdrew to run for the state house and businessman Antonio Prieto was disqualified.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Jeremy Moss, president pro tempore of the Michigan Senate, along with Libertarian Farid Ishac, Green Party candidate Ryan Teasdale and independent Anil Kumar, a member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors.