MI-SOS: Ex-state senator Adam Hollier ends bid for Congress, joins race for Michigan secretary of state
Former state Sen. Adam Hollier has long eyed a seat in Congress, but on Wednesday, the Michigan Democrat officially ended his bid for a Detroit-based congressional district and pivoted to a run at secretary of state.
Hollier now joins Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum and Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan’s deputy secretary of state under Jocelyn Benson, in the battle for the party’s nomination in August.
As a former U.S. Army paratrooper who served as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s director of the Veterans Affairs Agency in 2023, Hollier said he’s ready for the next mission.
“Our fundamental rights are under attack like never before. Donald Trump and his MAGA allies have put everything from free and fair elections to the right to vote on the chopping block” Hollier said in a statement. “As a U.S. Army Paratrooper, I’m trained to go where the challenge is greatest. As your Secretary of State, I will lead the fight against any assaults on our fundamental freedoms, and will never back down in the face of these undemocratic and unconstitutional attacks.”
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/10/ex-state-senator-adam-hollier-ends-bid-for-congress-joins-race-for-michigan-secretary-of-state/