Overview
- Announcing the switch on Tuesday, Hollier said he will seek the open District 3 seat covering Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.
- Hollier framed the move as a push for stronger Black leadership and a response to what he called new threats under President Donald Trump.
- He exited the secretary of state race without an endorsement, leaving a three-candidate field after the Michigan AFL-CIO backed Gilchrist.
- The District 3 seat is open because Sen. Stephanie Chang is term-limited, and the Democratic primary already includes Bobby Christian, John Conyers III, Korey Hall, Theodore Jones and Eboni Taylor.
- Hollier previously represented Senate District 2, now leads the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, serves in the Army Reserve, and saw a recent congressional bid disqualified over insufficient valid signatures.