Former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate, of Detroit — who has long-standing ties to the city and played football for Michigan State University and in the NFL before becoming a Marine and entering ...

Item 1 of 3 Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks during Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024.

Former Democratic Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate will run for Michigan Senate in 2026, he announced Sunday. Tate was Michigan House speaker from 2023 to 2025 and the state’s first black speaker.

Tate, who is 44, would be Michigan's first Black U.S. senator if elected. Currently, there are five Black members of the U.S. Senate. The former state House speaker, who lost the position as ...