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Republican · 3 November 2026
Jack Bergman
U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district (since 2017)
Jack Bergman, a Republican and retired Marine Corps lieutenant general who has represented Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017, seeks reelection in 2026 against Democrat Callie Barr, a lawyer and his 2024 opponent.
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Jack Bergman in MI-01 (Trump+21 in 2024) is going negative on his Democratic opponent, Callie Barr, labeling her "Crooked Callie" and tying her to AOC
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Bergman currently represents Michigan's 1st Congressional District which includes Gogebic and Ontonagon County. The House of Representatives has now been
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- Born
- February 2, 1947
- Birthplace
- Shakopee, Minnesota
- Education
- Gustavus Adolphus College (Bachelor of Arts in business, 1969)
University of West Florida (Master of Business Administration)
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Background
Jack Bergman was born on February 2, 1947, in Shakopee, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1969 and later earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of West Florida. His military education included Naval Aviation Flight Training, Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the Syracuse University National Security Seminar.
Career
Jack Bergman was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1969 and was designated a naval aviator, flying CH-46 helicopters in units based in North Carolina, Okinawa and the Republic of Vietnam before serving as a flight instructor.
He left active duty in 1975 and spent the following years in Reserve and National Guard aviation units, becoming in 1988 the first commanding officer of the KC-130 squadron VMGR-452.
After his promotion to brigadier general, he commanded the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and the 4th Force Service Support Group, and from June 10, 2005, to October 2009 he commanded Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, retiring from active duty in December 2009.
Bergman won Michigan's 1st congressional district in 2016, succeeding retiring Republican Dan Benishek after defeating Democrat Lon Johnson with 55% of the vote. He was reelected in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024, when he defeated Callie Barr with 59%. In October 2023 he ran unsuccessfully for Speaker of the House. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026 race
The 1st district covers the Upper Peninsula and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Alpena and Traverse City. Jack Bergman won the 2026 Republican primary with 74.33% of the vote, defeating realtor Matthew DenOtter and military researcher Justin Michal.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Callie Barr, a lawyer and the party's 2024 nominee for the district, along with Libertarian Arnett Satterla, Constitution Party candidate Doc Kovaly, Green Party candidate LaVeta Davenport, Working Class Party candidate Liz Hakola and independent Zebulon Featherly.