KYLE BLOMQUIST

IRON MOUNTAIN — 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.

Kyle Blomquist, 40, an architect, said his campaign will focus on fighting for working-class families.

“As I seek to represent the hard-working people of northern Michigan, my guiding belief is this: to the highest extent possible, the government should provide for its people’s basic needs and should ensure that the people cannot be priced out of anything that is necessary to live a full, happy life,” Blomquist said in a news release.

Blomquist named these key issues:

— Medicare for All: Providing universal, inclusive and comprehensive health care to

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