Barr challenges Bergman for seat in Congress

Incumbent Jack Bergman, representative for the First Congressional District, is being challenged by Democratic nominee Callie Barr.

Barr is an educator, lawyer, military-family advocate, mom of two young girls, and a fifth-generation northern Michigander who graduated from Cheboygan High School and the University of Michigan Law School.

We asked candidates three questions and to keep their response to 75 words or less. A typographic error incorrectly identified Barr as Carr. Here are her responses: 1.) Under a new program, about 300 members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, were reimbursed for about $5.8 million in lodging and food costs they incurred in 2023.