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<p>IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) – Kyle Blomquist, 40, an architect from Dickinson County, has announced his candidacy for Congress in Michigan’s 1st District.</p><p>Born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, Blomquist is a lifelong resident with family roots in Northern Michigan spanning more than three generations.</p>

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<h4>UP Democrat joins First Congressional race, challenges Rep. Jack Bergman</h4>

<p>This is a virtual phone-banking event! Join us from the comfort of your own home to spread Kyle's message!<br><br>Training will be provided upon RSVP!</p>

<h4>PHONE BANK FOR KYLE!</h4>

PHONE BANK FOR KYLE!

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Individuals have a right to make choices with their own bodies.</strong></span> I will always champion reproductive rights for all women, celebrate and support the rights of LGBTQ+ people, and protect trans people from discrimination and oppression. <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">We should be growing the rights, privileges, and acceptance of all people</strong></span>, not bullying and repressing the most vulnerable among us.</p>

<h2>PERSONAL AUTONOMY FOR ALL</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM (CT), and the event will begin at 6:00 PM (CT). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 2nd!</p>

<h4>IRON RIVER - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM (CT), and the event will begin at 6:00 PM (CT). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 2nd!</p>

IRON RIVER - TOWN HALL

<p>An Iron Mountain City Council member will seek to represent Michigan’s 1st District in Congress, campaigning as a Democrat in the 2026 election for the seat now held by U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet.</p><p>Kyle Blomquist, 40, an architect, said his campaign will focus on fighting for working-class families.</p>

<h4>IM council member running for Congress</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST) - Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST).  Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 21st!</p>

<h4>CHEBOYGAN - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 5:00 PM - Doors open at 4:30 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 21st!</p>

CHEBOYGAN - TOWN HALL

<p>Join us for a Meet &amp; Greet with Kyle Blomquist, candidate for US House of Representatives in MI-01. Hear Kyle speak, and ask your questions. Light refreshments will be served.</p>

<h4>Meet and Greet with Missaukee Dems</h4>

Meet and Greet with Missaukee Dems

<p>Candidates &amp; Community Forum on March 9, 6–8 p.m. CST at Menominee High School lecture hall, doors open at 5:30. - Moderated by Melissa Ebsch.</p><p>General topics shared with candidates in advance, no specific questions beforehand.</p><p>Topics: mental and general health, economy, schools, data centers, renewable energy, tax incentives, corporate bailouts.</p><p>Confirmed candidates: Kyle Blomquist, Justin Michael, Zebulon Featherly, Wayne Stiles.</p><p>All candidates invited.</p><p>Reminder: Michigan schools are gun-free zones.</p>

<h4>Menominee County Candidate and Community Forum hosted by Menominee County Democrats and Menominee County Republicans</h4>

Menominee County Candidate Forum

<p>Join us for a day of action to spread Kyle's message! We have 3 opportunities to get involved. Join us for 1 or all of them!</p><p><strong>9 AM - 12 PM: Phone Bank for Kyle</strong><br>Black Candle<br>2062 W South Airport Rd Ste B, Traverse City, MI 49684<br><br><strong>1 PM - 4 PM: Canvass for Kyle</strong><br><br><br><strong>5PM - 8 PM: Canvass for Kyle</strong><br>Meet at: Traverse Area District Library<br>610 Woodmere Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686<br></p>

<h4>traverse city DAY OF ACTION - PHONE BANK &amp; CANVASS FOR KYLE!</h4>

<p>Join us for a day of action to spread Kyle's message!  We have 3 opportunities to get involved:</p><p>9 AM - 12 PM:  Phone Bank for Kyle<br>1 PM - 4 PM: Canvass for Kyle<br>5PM - 8 PM: Canvass for Kyle</p>

DAY OF ACTION - PHONE BANK & CANVASS FOR KYLE!

<p>Join Democratic candidates Kyle Blomquist and Wayne Stiles for a moderated forum hosted by the Alpena County Democrats. Doors open at 1:30pm and the forum begins promptly at 2.</p><p>Also, there will be an after-party event at PIF Cider, 205 W Chisholm St, Alpena, MI 49707, from 3:30 to 5 pm following the event where there will be ample time to ask candidates your own questions. </p>

<h4>Candidate Forum Hosted by Alpena Dems</h4>

Candidate Forum Hosted by Alpena Dems

<p>Join Kyle with other CD-1 candidates for a meet &amp; greet at the Irish Kilt Brewing Company.</p><p>This is an open and welcoming event where neighbors can ask questions and hear directly from those candidates willing to attend. </p>

<h4>ROSCOMMON - MEET &amp; GREET with Common Roots Community</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a meet &amp; greet at the Irish Kilt Brewing Company.</p><p>This is an open and welcoming event where neighbors can ask questions and hear directly from Kyle.</p>

ROSCOMMON - MEET & GREET W/ CD-1 CANDIDATES

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong>Michigan’s natural resources are among the most precious in the world. </strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">I am committed to advancing a Green New Deal framework, transitioning to a sustainable economy, prioritizing clean energy, lowering utility costs in the Upper Peninsula, and </span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong>safeguarding our air, water, and land from corporate exploitation</strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">, while creating good-paying jobs and ensuring environmental justice for all communities.</span></p>

<h2>ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 1:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 2:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, July 12th!</p>

<h4>FRANKFORT - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Doors open at 1:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 2:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, July 12th!</p>

FRANKFORT - TOWN HALL

<p>Join Northern Indivisible for a meet and greet with Kyle Blomquist.  Kyle will introduce himself and his campaign and answer questions from the crowd. This event is open to the public.</p>

<h4>Community Conversation with Kyle Blomquist Hosted by Northern Indivisible</h4>

Community Conversation with Kyle Blomquist Hosted by Northern Indivisible

<p>Kyle Blomquist, a Dickinson County architect and dedicated community leader, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives serving Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. Born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, he is a lifelong resident with deep roots in Northern Michigan, where his family has lived for more than three generations.</p>

<h4>Blomquist seeking 1st District seat in Congress</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 6:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 7th!</p>

<h4>SAULT STe. MARIE - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 6:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 7th!</p>

SAULT ST. MARIE - TOWN HALL

<p>Join us Saturday from 1pm - 3pm inside Cuppa Joe at 1990 US-31 for an opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

<h4>East Traverse City Petition Drive</h4>

East Traverse City Petition Drive

<p>Join Kyle with the Antrim County Dems in Elk Rapids for a meet &amp; greet at Short's Brewing Company!</p><p>There will be plenty of time for questions and answers!</p>

<h4>ELK RAPIDS - MEET &amp; GREET</h4>

ELK RAPIDS - MEET & GREET

<p>Join us Saturday from 11am - 1pm on the back side of Harlow Park for a drive-through opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

<h4>Marquette County Petition Drive at Harlow Park</h4>

Marquette County Petition Drive at Harlow Park

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 20th!</p>

<h4>PETOSKEY - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 20th!</p>

PETOSKEY - TOWN HALL

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 6:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 1st!</p>

<h4>HOUGHTON/HANCOCK - TOWN HALL</h4>

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK - TOWN HALL

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Our government should serve its people, free of corrupting influence. </strong></span>I'll support legislation to <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">overturn Citizens United</strong></span>, prevent billionaires from buying our elected officials through unaccountable PACs, and <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks</strong></span>. I’ll also fight to implement <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">term limits</strong></span> for Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court.</p>

<h2>DEMOCRATIC REFORM</h2>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">American workers should be empowered to start and grow their families without financial hardship. </strong></span>I'll fight for <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">universal childcare</strong></span> and <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">paid parental leave</strong></span>, providing time for new parents to care and connect with their children and eliminating the high cost and low availability of daycare that disproportionately affect rural districts like ours.</p>

<h2>CHILDCARE &amp; PARENTAL LEAVE</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM, and the event will begin at 6:00 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 27th!</p>

<h4>IRON MOUNTAIN - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Monday, July 27th!</p>

IRON MOUNTAIN - TOWN HALL

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Meeting people’s needs is the most effective way to improve society and prevent crime.</strong></span> The U.S. spends nearly three times as much to imprison people as it does to educate them. I'll support substantial <strong>criminal justice &amp; prison reform,</strong> including reduced sentencing, humane conditions, reintegration programs, ending prison slavery, &amp; <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong>shrinking America’s prison population to mend communities.</strong></span></p>

<h2>INVEST IN PEOPLE, NOT PUNISHMENT</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 23rd!</p>

<h4>TAWAS CITY - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 23rd!</p>

TAWAS CITY - TOWN HALL

<p>This event is an opportunity to hear from candidates running to unseat Jack Bergman in Michigan's First Congressional District.</p><p>It will be moderated by G.G. Gordon, former High School Bowl Host.</p><p>Confirmed attendees include:<br>- Kyle Blomquist<br>- Zebulon Featherly<br>- Justin Michal<br>- Wayne Stiles</p>

<h4>Lake Superior Region Indivisible Candidate Forum</h4>

Lake Superior Region Indivisible Candidate Forum

<p>Join Kyle for a Question &amp; Answer session! Come hear Kyle's vision for a brighter, more just future for the working class. <br><br>No talking heads. No filter. No script. Just your questions and real answers.<br><br>The event will be held at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RightBrainBrewery?__cft__[0]=AZYaNP1flIeD0vPM1qWr247TsHXMNBry0ws_2EAlKJidFs24z90gPrEN2gQAys1ZpKHb95p_-iQ0ovaQR4ewSz4yXFbrNaLVptfzfsCRwtAdHqPFXjWgAiqaWge0mW_kVFvMWV33fYUR3xOLQ-LkV8FquUTax5Yt67Ws5j6d0qL99P-FuLumXnzBdDdg5avEBlc&amp;__tn__=-]K*F">Right Brain Brewery</a>. We look forward to seeing you there!</p>

<h4>TRAVERSE CITY - WORKING CLASS Q&A EVENT</h4>

TRAVERSE CITY - WORKING CLASS Q&A EVENT

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST) - Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 22nd!</p>

<h4>ALPENA - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 5:00 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 22nd!</p>

ALPENA - TOWN HALL

<p>Join us for a Meet and Greet with Kyle Blomquist at Silver River Bakery in L'Anse. Come meet Kyle, listen to his vision for the district, and ask your questions.</p>

<h4>Meet and Greet with Baraga County Dems</h4>

Meet and Greet with Baraga County Dems

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Billionaires and corporations should be accountable for the vitality of their workforce.</strong></span> I'll support <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">progressive tax increases on the top 10% of earners</strong></span>, including the gains and wealth of billionaires. I’ll push legislation to restrict corporate stock buybacks, tie CEO pay to that of the lowest wage individuals within their companies, and <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">strengthen antitrust laws</strong></span>.</p>

<h2>ECONOMIC EQUITY</h2>

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<h4>ALCONA COUNTY - MEET &amp; GREET</h4>

ALCONA COUNTY - MEET & GREET

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 11:30 AM (EST), and the event will begin at 12:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 11th!</p>

<h4>CHARLEVOIX - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Doors open at 11:30 AM (EST), and the event will begin at 12:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 11th!</p>

CHARLEVOIX - TOWN HALL

<p>Join Kyle, the Cheboygan County Democrats, and other CD-1 candidates for an open forum at the historic Cheboygan Opera House!</p><p>Professor Scott LaDeur from North Central Michigan College will be the moderator.</p><p>Kyle looks forward to meeting you and answering your questions on Sunday, June 14th!</p>

<h4>CHEBOYGAN Democrats - CANDIDATE FORUM</h4>

CHEBOYGAN - CANDIDATE FORUM

<p>Join Kyle with Eastern UP Solidarity to stand up against the Data-Centers, Billionaires, and private equity attempting to exploit our resources by building AI data centers and bitcoin mining operations in the Upper Peninsula. These facilities threaten our way of life by polluting our land and water, by destroying the silence that brings so many of us peace, harming our wildlife, increasing our utility bills, and, importantly, by corrupting our local governments, and harvesting our personal data.</p><p>Kyle is a life-long Yooper and a champion in the fight against data center corruption.</p><p>Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, if you want to keep data centers out of the UP, please join Kyle and Eastern UP Solidarity on Saturday, June 27th @ 3PM (EST).</p><p>Bring rally signs, energy, and good vibes!</p>

<h4>SAULT ST. MARIE - RALLY against the machine!</h4>

SAULT ST. MARIE - ANTI-DATA CENTER RALLY

<p>Candidates &amp; Community Forum on March 10, 5:30–7 p.m. CST at Gogebic Community College..</p><p>Candidates will answer questions regarding what matters most to voters.</p><p>Confirmed candidates: Kyle Blomquist, Justin Michael, Zebulon Featherly, Wayne Stiles.</p><p>All candidates invited.</p>

<h4>Northern Indivisible Candidate Forum</h4>

Northern Indivisible Candidate Forum

<p>Join Kyle Blomquist (D), Wayne Stiles (D), Justin Michal (R), and Zebulon Featherly (I) for a candidate forum in Bellaire, MI at the ASI Community Center.</p><p>5:30-6:00&nbsp;Doors open, light refreshments</p><p>6:00-7:30 Forum</p><p>7:30-8 PM Social time</p>

<h4>Antrim Action Indivisible MI-01 Candidate Forum</h4>

Antrim Action Indivisible MI-01 Candidate Forum

<p>Join Kyle Blomquist (D), Wayne Stiles (D), Justin Michal (R), and Zebulon Featherly (I) for a candidate forum in Whittemore at the Whittemore-Prescott High School Auditorium.</p><p>6:00 - Forum begins</p><p>7:30 - Social time with candidates</p>

<h4>MI-01 Candidate Forum hosted by Arenac, Ogemaw, and Iosco County Indivisible in Whittemore</h4>

MI-01 Candidate Forum hosted by Arenac, Ogemaw, and Iosco County Forum in Whittemore

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Shelter is a human right.</strong></span> I’ll push federal policy to <span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">decriminalize homelessness, r</span>epeal the Faircloth Amendment, create regulatory “fast-lanes” to provide affordable public housing for all who need it, and ban private equity from hoarding homes and pricing American families out of their own communities. <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">In a nation of plenty, no one should go without a safe place to call home.</strong></span></p>

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<h2>HOUSING FIRST</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for the 1st in a series of public Town Hall events across Michigan's 1st district!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 5:30 PM, and the event will begin at 6:00 PM. Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Friday, June 5th!</p>

<h4>MARQUETTE - TOWN HALL</h4>

Kyle Blomquist Town Hall Marquette Michigan

MARQUETTE - TOWN HALL

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">We must honor those who have served by caring for their physical and mental health.</strong></span> I’ll defend the Veterans’ Administration from brutal cuts that seek to undermine benefits. I’ll strongly resist attempts to privatize services based on cynical arguments of efficiency seeking to turn one of our most crucial governmental agencies into yet another profit center for wealthy corporations.</p>

<h2>SUPPORT VETERANS AT HOME</h2>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM.  Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Friday, July 24th!</p>

<h4>GAYLORD - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>The event will begin at 6:00 PM - Doors open at 5:30 PM.  Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Friday, July 24th!</p>

GAYLORD - TOWN HALL

<p>Join Kyle in Leelanau County for a pop-up Meet &amp; Greet at the beautiful Willowbrook Mill! Snacks and a Cash Bar will be available.<br><br>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>The event will begin at 5:00 PM.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 18th!</p>

<h4>NORTHPORT - MEET &amp; GREET</h4>

NORTHPORT - MEET & GREET

<p>Join us Friday in St. Ignace for a Meet &amp; Greet with Mackinac County Democrats, also featuring U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and HD-107 candidate Brendan Ryan.</p><p>Doors open at 10:30 AM.</p><p>We hope you can join us on May 29th!</p>

<h4>SAINT IGNACE - MEET &amp; GREET with Mackinac Dems</h4>

SAINT IGNACE - MEET & GREET

<p>Join us for a Meet and Greet with Kyle Blomquist at Flatiron Brewing in Manistique. Come meet Kyle, listen to his vision for the district, and ask your questions.</p>

<h4>Meet and Greet with Schoolcraft County Dems</h4>

Meet and Greet with Schoolcraft County Dems

<p>Join us Saturday from 11am - 1pm inside the Memorial Union Building Commons at 1503 Townsend Dr. for an opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

<h4>Houghton Petition Drive</h4>

Houghton Petition Drive

<p>The Menominee County Democratic Party invites community members of all perspectives to attend its next Fireside Chat exploring the topic of Medicare for All.</p><p>Americans pay more for health care than residents of any other industrialized nation, yet many families continue to struggle with access and affordability. Across our region, people  know someone — a parent, neighbor, or coworker — who has delayed care, skipped a prescription, or faced financial hardship due to medical costs. Medical debt remains a pressing concern for households and small businesses alike.</p><p>This conversation is designed to move beyond headlines and political soundbites. Kyle Blomquist will provide a clear overview of what Medicare for All is, what it is not, and how it compares to other approaches being discussed nationally. He will also address what reforms could mean for individuals, employers, and rural communities like ours.</p><p>Medicare for All may or may not ultimately be the solution — but understanding it can serve as a starting point for working together as a country to confront the health care crisis and explore sustainable paths forward.</p><p>The presentation will be followed by an open question-and-answer period. Participation norms will be observed to ensure a respectful, welcoming space where diverse viewpoints can be shared.</p><p>Listen. Learn. Share. Come curious — and leave more informed.</p><p>The event is free and open to the public. In addition, it will be streamed via the Menominee Democratic Party's Facebook page, and a link to the recording will be posted on the Menominee County Democratic Party's website afterward.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://menomineedems.com/news/">https://menomineedems.com/news/</a></p>

<h4>Medicare for All Fireside Chat in With menominee Dems</h4>

Medicare for All Fireside Chat in Menominee

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 14th!</p>

<h4>ELK RAPIDS - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. </p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, July 14th!</p>

ELK RAPIDS - TOWN HALL

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Prosperity in work is a human right.</strong></span> I'll champion<span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"> living wages, paid time-off for all American workers, and pass the PRO Act to protect our unions' rights to organize.</strong></span> With the advent of AI &amp; automation, I’ll join the bold few in Congress fighting to preserve the working class by proposing 32-hour workweeks, <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">the return of a national public works program, and a federal jobs guarantee.</strong></span></p>

<h2>PROSPERITY IN WORK</h2>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Our public funds are better spent doing domestic good</strong></span>, not enriching weapons manufacturers. I'll resist the endless expansion of our military budget - with the lone exception of personnel pay and benefits. This includes the unwinding of foreign military presence, <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">bringing more of our men and women home to serve in their communities, not subject to the whims of war profiteers.</strong></span></p>

<h2>DEMILITARIZE FOR DOMESTIC GOOD</h2>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>Technological advancement should exist for the prosperity of the working class.</strong></span> Instead, AI is on pace to devastate the American workforce, education system, and environment while increasing energy costs and promoting illegal surveillance. <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">I support the regulation of AI</strong></span> to protect our privacy, personal likeness, and intellectual property. <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>I support the regulation of data centers and oppose their construction in Northern Michigan.</strong></span></p>

<h2>REGULATE AI & DATA CENTERS</h2>

<p>Join Kyle with the Dickinson County Dems in Iron Mountain for a meet &amp; greet at the Hardee's Conference Room. </p><p>There will be plenty of time for questions and answers!</p>

<h4>iron mountain - meet &amp; greet with Dickinson County Dems</h4>

Meet and Greet

<p>Join Kyle for a Meet &amp; Greet at Cold Iron Brewing! We're adding a few stops to our Town Hall Tour ahead of the August 4th Primary and we hope to see you there!</p>

<h4>IRONWOOD - MEET &amp; GREET</h4>

IRONWOOD - MEET & GREET

<p>Join us Sunday from 1pm - 3pm at City Park for a drive-through opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

<h4>Iron Mountain Petition Drive</h4>

Iron Mountain Petition Drive

<p>Join us Saturday from 1pm - 3pm at 370 Farmstead Ln. for a drive-through opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

<h4>West Traverse City Petition Drive</h4>

<p>Join us Saturday from 1pm - 3pm at 370 Farmstead Ln.  for a drive-through opportunity to sign the petition to get Kyle Blomquist on the ballot. We're fighting for to make sure that all of us have a fair shot at the American dream.</p>

West Traverse City Petition Drive

<h4>MEET THE CANDIDATES</h4>

MEET THE CANDIDATES

<p>Join Kyle Blomquist, Wayne Stiles, Zebulon Featherly, and Justin Michal for a candidate forum hosted by NoMi Indivisible and co-sponsored by Between the Covers Bookstore and McLean &amp; Eakin Booksellers at the Carnegie Building in Petoskey.</p><p>Parking<br>Free parking is available near the Carnegie Building in the Petoskey District Library lot off Division St. just east and north of the Carnegie Building as well as on Woodland Ave just east of the library. </p><p>Event Schedule</p><p>5:30 – 6:00 PM: Attendee arrival, refreshments, and informal mingling</p><p>6:00 – 7:30 PM: Moderated candidate forum</p><p>The forum will follow this structure:</p><p>Opening<br>Explanation of rules<br>Introductions of candidates and moderator<br>Opening statements from candidates (1 min each)<br>Questions and responses (1.5 min per candidate per response)<br>Closing statements from candidates (1.5 min each)<br>Closing remarks from host</p><p>7:30 – 8:00 PM: Closing refreshments and informal mingling</p>

<h4>Candidate Forum Hosted by NoMi Indivisible</h4>

Candidate Forum Hosted by NoMi Indivisible

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">Americans should be encouraged and empowered in their pursuit of knowledge and valued careers, not burdened with lifelong debt.</strong></span> I'll support student loan restructuring and forgiveness for 44 million Americans, reform for-profit higher education, and work to create tuition-free access to public colleges and universities.</p>

<h2>TUITION-FREE HIGHER EDUCATION</h2>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">The right to bear arms includes important, inescapable responsibilities.</strong></span><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"> </strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)">Gun ownership is something that the people of Northern Michigan take seriously, </span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong>especially when it comes to protecting our children.</strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text)"> I support universal background checks, safe storage, “red flag” laws, mandatory gun dealer licenses, and </span><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)"><strong>bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and bump stocks.</strong></span></p>

<h2>RESPONSIBLE GUN SAFETY</h2>

<p>This event is an opportunity to hear from candidates running to unseat Jack Bergman in Michigan's First Congressional District. </p><p>Confirmed attendees include:<br>- Kyle Blomquist<br>- Zebulon Featherly<br>- Justin Michal<br>- Wayne Stiles</p>

<h4>Delta County Unified Candidate Forum</h4>

Delta County Unified Candidate Forum

<p>Meet in the Parking Lot to knock doors for Kyle!</p><p>Please RSVP ---------&gt;</p><p>This canvassing event is lead by: <strong><u>Erin!</u></strong></p>

<h4>Canvass for Kyle!</h4>

Canvass for Kyle!

<p>Join Kyle for a Meet &amp; Greet at the Alcona County Dems NEW headquarters location from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM!</p>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Kyle is running for Congress because he believes that your basic needs should be treated as human rights. Healthcare, housing, living wages, and a dignified retirement should be guaranteed to all American workers.</p><p>Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions. No script, no filter.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 8th!</p>

<h4>LEELANAU - TOWN HALL</h4>

<p>Join Kyle for a public Town Hall!</p><p>Doors open at 4:30 PM (EST), and the event will begin at 5:00 PM (EST). Please join us to hear Kyle speak, and ask him questions.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 8th!</p>