Adam in the News

A month before the Aug. 2 primary, state Sen. Adam Hollier, D-Detroit, appears to have the wind at his back in the race for the open 13th Congressional District seat. For months, his campaign, arguably one of the better organized in a crowded field of nine Democratic candidates, had been coalescing institutional support from the likes of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, the Rev. Wendell Anthony and most recently, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is throwing his political heft behind state Sen. Adam Hollier in his race for Congress in the crowded nine-person Democratic field in the new 13th District.
The mayor's lending his voice and credibility to Hollier's bid could be a significant boost for him as Hollier tries to reach frontrunner status in the Democratic primary for U.S. House. The Detroit Democrat is seeking the open seat in the 13th, which covers the bulk of Detroit, Hamtramck, the Grosse Pointes and Downriver communities.

The Detroit Chamber of Commerce began its primary endorsement season Monday by backing two candidates running for Congress in the new 13th District that covers most of Detroit — state Sen. Adam Hollier and attorney Portia Roberson.

Wayne County Circuit Court's chief judge ruled Tuesday that Michigan Sen. Adam Hollier's name can remain on the Democratic primary ballot for U.S. Congress in the 13th District.

"Sen. Hollier is legitimately on the ballot," Judge Timothy Kenny said Tuesday in issuing his ruling.

Hundreds gathered at Michigan’s capitol this Tuesday in support of Roe v. Wade and nationwide abortion rights following a leak that all but confirmed the inevitable overturning of the case.

The Michigan Chronicle endorses and supports State Senator Adam Hollier in his bid to win the revamped 13th Congressional District and a seat in the United States Congress. The Michigan Chronicle sees Hollier as a proven state lawmaker with the integrity, skill set, experience, fight, and tenacity needed on Capitol Hill to deliver tangible results benefiting the people of the 13th Congressional District, including a significant number of Detroiters.

Published in USA Today: Fatal police shooting could easily have happened to me. God willing, we will have solved this problem before my son is old enough.

Heaster Wheeler, a longtime figure in Detroit politics, left his post as Michigan's assistant secretary of state on April 1 to serve as U.S. House candidate Adam Hollier's campaign manager.

Democratic state Sen. Adam Hollier raised more than $513,000 last quarter in his bid to represent the bulk of Detroit in Congress — a haul that could put him at or near the front of the money race in Michigan's new 13th District.

Sen. Adam Hollier-Detroit described Lyoya’s death as an “execution.” The senator from Detroit released a video on social media saying that had Lyoya not been a Black man in his 20′s, he would still be alive.

A crowded field of candidates are vying for the 13th Congressional District. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans recently created a coalition of Detroit-area political elite to select their “consensus candidate” and for Black representation. After a transparent interview process of candidates, the Legacy Committee for Unified Leadership announced state senator Adam Hollier as their preferred choice.

A Detroit native who was first elected to the state Senate in 2018, Adam Hollier is now vying to represent Detroit in Congress amid the shakeup of districts. He discussed the need for better child care, finding a solution on gas taxes, and war in Ukraine as he seeks a bid in a crowded Democratic primary.

State Sen. Adam Hollier says all too often transgender people of color are victims of violence which has often ended in their death.

At this point in the race, Hollier appears to be among the most active candidates, lining up endorsements, raising money and issuing a steady string of emails and fundraising pleas to potential supporters to join the "A-team," as he refers to his organization.

“Michigan has always been a welcoming community,” Hollier said. “It has always been a state that took in people who were looking for a better opportunity, and we have an opportunity to do that again.”

“This is about Michigan jobs,” said Sen. Adam Hollier, D-Detroit. “As we witness the devastation and business losses from the pandemic, we know that attracting an industry that reinvented itself amid the crisis is a wise investment in our state’s economy and its workers.”

A package of bills moving through the Michigan legislature would give the Michigan Parole Board the power to delay hearings for people convicted of serious crimes and save the victims from recurring trauma.

Senators Ed McBroom and Adam Hollier want to use one-time funds to replace the DJ Jacobetti Home in Marquette and construct a new home in Detroit.

Michigan senators seek replacement of Lewis Cass statue, suggesting longtime Detroit mayor Coleman Young

State Sen. Adam Hollier will seek election for Michigan's new 13th District U.S. Representative seat.