15 Facts About Peter Lucido

Peter Lucido decided not to seek a third term in the state House, opting instead to run for the state Senate, seeking the 8th district seat that became vacant by term-limited Republican incumbent Jack Brandenburg.

Peter Lucido decisively defeated Goike, taking 72 percent of the vote.

Peter Lucido defeated Democratic nominee Paul Francis, taking approximately 62 percent of the vote.

Peter Lucido announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination just hours after Smith's resignation was announced.

Peter Lucido won the GOP nomination by a wide margin, defeating Richard John Goodman, who served in various roles in Macomb's prosecutor's office for almost for 30 years.

Peter Lucido's opponent was Democratic nominee Mary Chrzanowski, who had spent 24 years as a circuit court judge in Macomb County.

Peter Lucido again outraised his opponent by a massive margin, raising $377,000 to Chrzanowski's $118,000.

Peter Lucido defeated Chrzanowski in the general election with approximately 53 percent of the vote, becoming the first Republican elected to the office since 1944.

Peter Lucido has been accused of inappropriate touching by Ingham County Judge Lisa McCormick.

In January 2020, Peter Lucido attracted controversy for telling Allison Donahue, a 22-year-old female reporter for the Michigan Advance, that a visiting group of teenage boys from De La Salle Collegiate High School could "have a lot of fun" with her if she were to "hang around" with them.

Peter Lucido initially agreed that he had made these remarks, apologizing for them but asserting that they were not intended to be disparaging, but later reversed his agreement and alleged that he had been misquoted.

McMorrow stated that Peter Lucido touched her lower back and upper buttocks in November 2018, shortly after she was elected to the state senate, and made comments during a training session that suggested she won her election because of her appearance.

Peter Lucido's hand "was placed too low and it was uncomfortable and he just talked about my appearance for an extended period of time, a couple of minutes," Osborn said on "Detroit Today" on WDET-FM.

The investigation concluded that Peter Lucido's comments were inappropriate, and as a result Peter Lucido was removed from his committee chairmanship.

Later, Peter Lucido faced renewed controversy over a photo, posted to his own campaign's Facebook page, that shows him with his hand on a woman's behind.