An Oakland County deputy executive, Sean Carlson , launched a state senate campaign for the District 13 seat currently held by Sen. Rosemary Bayer, a West Bloomfield Democrat.

Bayer, in her final term of office, published a farewell letter to constituents on Aug. 12. She endorsed Carlson for the seat this week.

District 13’s new boundary goes into effect in 2026 and includes all of Commerce Township, Keego Harbor, Lyon Township, Milford Township, Orchard Lake Village, South Lyon, Sylvan Lake, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Wixom and parts of Novi and Waterford townships.

Carlson, 55, has been a deputy county executive since 2019 and is responsible for information technology and economic development.

He worked for Michigan’s Department of Management & Budget from 2003 to 200

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