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The 2020 Election
In November, U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives with over 60 percent of the vote. But he couldn’t break a tie on the Grand Traverse County Commission in February for a non-binding resolution.
It would have praised Rep. Bergman but failed by a 3-3 vote. Constituents like Richard Walter called in to ask the lawmaker to resign.
“[Bergman] should not be praised and should not be honored by a frivolous resolution that does nothing to help this community,” he said.
A few of Bergman s supporters called in to repeat baseless or debunked claims of voter fraud, including Heather Cerone, who ran for a state house seat last year.
Rep. Bergman was direct when asked if he had any regrets.
“The short answer is no,” he said.
And the long answer?
The 2020 Election
In November, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) was re-elected to a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives with over 60% of the vote. But he couldn’t break a tie on the Grand Traverse County Commission in February for a non-binding resolution.
It would have praised Rep. Bergman but failed by a 3-3 vote. Constituents like Richard Walter called in to ask the lawmaker to resign.
“[Bergman] should not be praised and should not be honored by a frivolous resolution that does nothing to help this community,” he said.
Over the course of the last week, several groups have called for the resignation of Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) and other lawmakers who contested two states election results.The day after the siege on the Capitol and the election certification, some local Democratic leaders said they believed Bergman should resign for his role in casting doubt on the election, up to and including his votes opposing the Arizona and Pennsylvania results that Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The