1. Mark Allen Hackel was born on May 15,1962 and is an American politician serving as the County Executive of Macomb County, Michigan, since the position was established in 2011.
27 Facts About Mark Hackel
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Mark Hackel was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Ada and William H Hackel.
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Mark Hackel followed his father into a career in law enforcement.
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Mark Hackel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University in Criminal Justice, and joined the sheriff's department in Macomb County in 1981.
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Mark Hackel later earned a master's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University.
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Mark Hackel has taught classes in criminal justice and leadership at Macomb Community College and Wayne State University.
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Mark Hackel was one of 15 candidates to run in the primary on August 8,2000, for the Democratic Party nomination for Macomb County Sheriff.
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Mark Hackel won re-election in 2004 and 2008, defeating Republican candidate Kristi Dean both times.
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Mark Hackel resigned as sheriff on December 31,2010, to begin his term as county executive.
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On December 3,2008, Mark Hackel announced that he had formed an exploratory committee looking at the possibility of a run for governor of Michigan in 2010.
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Mark Hackel later decided to run instead for the new position of Macomb County Executive, which had been approved by voters in 2008.
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Mark Hackel resigned his position as sheriff on December 31,2010, and took office as county executive for a four-year term starting on January 1,2011.
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In November 2014, Mark Hackel defeated Republican David Novak to win a second-term as county executive, taking 69 percent of almost 260,000 votes.
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Mark Hackel easily won a third term in November 2018.
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On November 8,2022, Mark Hackel defeated Nicholyn Brandenburg, in a landslide victory, to win a fourth term.
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Mark Hackel has crossed party lines to endorse Republican candidates for some county and state offices, offending some party regulars.
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In 2013, Mark Hackel instructed the County Clerk's office not to identify him as a Democrat in the county directory of elected officials.
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In 2016, Mark Hackel crossed party lines by endorsing Republican US Representative Candice Miller, a former Macomb County Treasurer with whom he had worked, in her bid to unseat 6-term Democratic incumbent Anthony Marrocco in the race for Macomb County Public Works Commissioner.
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In 2018, despite having endorsed the statewide Democratic ticket, Mark Hackel refused to back Fred Miller, the Democratic nominee for the 2018 special election for Macomb County Clerk.
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Mark Hackel initially backed state senator Steve Bieda in the Democratic primary.
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Mark Hackel said that he felt Miller and County Clerk Carmella Sabaugh had conspired to "rig" the 2016 clerk election.
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Mark Hackel has thrice flirted with running for Governor of Michigan, considering running in the 2010,2014, and 2018 elections.
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Mark Hackel put out early feelers in 2008 and in 2012.
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Mark Hackel eventually decided to run for and was elected as Macomb County Executive in 2010.
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In October 2012, Mark Hackel was reportedly considering a run at the governorship in 2014.
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Again in May 2017, Mark Hackel suggested he might run for governor, either as a Democrat or independent.
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Mark Hackel eventually ran for a third term as county executive, and again won the primary and general elections by a wide margin.