Candidate profile: Arnett Satterla in Michigan’s 1st District

Michigan’s 1st District race

Michigan’s 1st Congressional District has a contested U.S. House election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Nine candidates are listed in the general election: three Democrats, three Republicans, one independent, one Libertarian and one candidate with the label “TX.”

Arnett Satterla is listed as the Libertarian candidate. The race also includes Republican incumbent John Bergman and seven other candidates seeking the seat. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file for any candidate in the contest.

The candidate list establishes each person’s name and political label. It does not establish shared positions among candidates with the same party label, so each candidate’s views must be considered separately if documented positions are added.

Candidates listed in the election

• Callie Barr — Democrat. Barr is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• John Bergman — Republican, incumbent. Bergman is listed as a candidate and the current officeholder. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Kyle Blomquist — Democrat. Blomquist is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Matthew Denotter — Republican. Denotter is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Zebulon Hart Featherly — Independent. Featherly is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Susan Lovato — TX. Lovato is listed as a candidate with the label “TX” in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Justin Michal — Republican. Michal is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Arnett Satterla — Libertarian. Satterla is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
• Wayne Stiles — Democrat. Stiles is listed as a candidate in the MI-1 general election. No biography, documented policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.

Positions and campaign finances

There are no documented policy positions on file for Satterla, Barr, Bergman, Blomquist, Denotter, Featherly, Lovato, Michal or Stiles. That means no specific stance on an issue can be attributed to any of the nine candidates from the current records.

Campaign finance figures are also not on file for any candidate. There are no listed totals for how much each campaign has raised, how much each has spent or how much cash each has on hand. Without those figures, the candidates’ fundraising and spending cannot be compared.

What comes next

The general election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, the candidate roster, campaign finance records and documented policy positions may receive updates. Those records will determine whether voters can compare additional biographical details, issue positions and campaign finances across the full field.

The contest remains listed as a nine-candidate race. Any change in candidate status or political label would alter that field and would need to be reflected across the full MI-1 candidate list.