< If you live up here --
--- Rep. Dan Benishek (R) is the guy who speaks for you in Washington D.C. (along with your two Senators, of course).
The Associated Press reports today that a retired sheriff and former military officer is planning to challenge Benishek in 2014.
Democrat Jerry Cannon on Tuesday announced his campaign for the 1st District seat held by second-term Republican Rep. Dan Benishek. Cannon says he's frustrated with Washington and says Benishek isn't creating jobs or working for the middle class. A message was left with Benishek, a surgeon from Crystal Falls who won an open seat in 2010 and defended it in a rematch last year. Cannon is a Vietnam veteran who later joined the Michigan Army National Guard, serving from 1977 to 2012. He also was sheriff in Kalkaska County. Cannon lives in Fife Lake with his wife. They have four children.
Fritz Klug reports for MLive that Cannon will begin campaigning today:
Cannon is expected to make campaign stops in Marquette and Traverse City today. The announcement comes a day after Democrats launched radio ads attacking Benishek.
In his last election, Benishek narrowly beat his challenger in 2012.
