RETURN OF ROCKY

With Congressman John James giving up his 10th district seat (Rochester, Rochester Hills and most of southern Macomb County) to make a run governor, the rumor mill keeps spinning out possible contenders for 2026. Occasionally we hear mention of former Oakland County Republican chair Rocky Raczkowski as one still looking at getting into this contest, depending on what Bloomfield-area Republican Kevin Rinke, of Rinke Automotive fame, decides on either to run for governor or this seat in Congress. Rocky, considered a law and order state House member from 1997-2003, ran for Congress in 2002 but lost to Carl Levin (60.6 to 37.9) and he lost to Gary Peters in a 2010 contest for Congress. One observer still places Rocky as among the 2026 possibles, noting that the 10th district leans Catholic and has an estimated 133,000 people of Polish descent, which would play in his favor.

Rocky Raczkowski