Michele Hoitenga

Michele Hoitenga is a candidate for State Senator District 36 Primary Election in 2026 in Michigan State Senate District 36, Michigan.

Incumbent State Senator in Manton, MI

Also running: Mark W. Yonkman.

Michele Hoitenga is a Republican politician and energy consultant currently serving as the Michigan State Senator for District 36, a position she assumed in 2023. Prior to her election to the Senate, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 102 from 2017 to 2022. Hoitenga previously served as the mayor of Manton, Michigan, from 2013 to 2016. She and her husband co-own an energy consulting business.