Ben's Place

JACK BERGMAN, right, of Watersmeet, a U.S. Congressional candidate, talks to Steve Holm, of Ironwood, while having breakfast at Ben's Place in Ironwood. Bergman is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General. First Congressional District U.S. Rep. incumbent Dan Benishek chose not to seek re-election. Republicans Tom Casperson, a state senator; Jason Allen, a former state senator and Bergman have declared for the 2016 race. On the Democratic side, former Michigan Democratic Party Leader Lon Johnson and former Kalkaska County Sheriff Jerry Cannon have declared at this time.