Eric Esshaki
| Eric Esshaki | |
 | |
| Political party | Republican |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Heather Esshaki |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Christian |
Eric Esshaki is an attorney and conservative Republican currently running for United States House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections to unseat partisan Democrat Haley Stevens. He unsuccessfully ran against Stevens in 2020, though the margin was closer than expected.
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2020 U.S. House election in Michigan's 11th district
Esshaki announced in late October 2019 his bid for U.S. Congress to challenge in 2020 Haley Stevens,[1] a left-wing Democrat elected in the 2018 midterms after lying about her record,[2] as documents showed.[3]
After Democrat governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer had enacted totalitarian policies that hindered Esshaki from being able to collect sufficient petition signatures for his name to appear on the primary ballot, the latter filed a lawsuit against Whitmer, Elections Director Jonathan Brater, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.[4] Around a month later in May 2020, Esshaki wrote an op-ed on Plymouth Voice declaring victory.[5]
Republican primary
In a heavily contested Republican primary, Esshaki won with a plurality of 31% of the votes cast.[6]
Potential 2022 rematch
Esshaki announced on November 6, 2021 that he would seek a rematch against Rep. Stevens:[7]
| “ | This past year, the radical Left has proven just how much they can try to run America into the ground.
I am running for Congress again because the people of Michigan have been left behind. |
” |
| —Eric Esshaki, November 2021 | ||
References
- ↑ Republican attorney announces campaign to challenge Haley Stevens
- ↑ Haley Stevens Campaign Ad U.S. House 2018 – Auto Rescue & Obamacare
- ↑ Haley “Deepfake” Stevens - NRCC
- ↑ U.S. House candidate sues over petition law amid COVID-19 pandemic
- ↑ I sued Governor Whitmer – and the Constitution won
- ↑ Michigan Primary Election Results: 11th Congressional District
- ↑ Eric Esshaki for Congress on Twitter: "This past year...". Twitter. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
External links
- Official Website
- Profile at NRCC Young Guns
- Eric Esshaki - Ballotpedia
- Facebook Page
