U.S. Senate Candidate Randy Hekman Visits GP

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Randy Hekman will speak to the Eastside Republican Club at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.

The event is open to the public.

“As good citizens and voters, members of our club want to hear from some of the leading candidates in the Senate race,” said club chairman Jenny Nolan. “We’re interested in hearing Mr. Hekman share his passion for serving his country.”

Hekman, former Kent County prosecutor and juvenile court judge, will present his candidacy and answer questions from the audience.

A Navy veteran and a Republican, Hekman announced in early 2011 his intention to run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Senator Debbie Stabenow.

Hekman graduated in 1969 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. from the Sloan School of Management. In 1972, Hekman received his JD in Law from the George Washington University Law School.

From June 1969 to June 1972, Hekman served in the Pentagon as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy assigned to the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy where he developed Department of Defense computer systems policy.

Following his military assignment, Hekman returned to Grand Rapids to serve as assistant prosecuting attorney in the Kent County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He left that post in 1975 at age 27 after a successful campaign to bring "Fair and Firm Juvenile Justice" to the Kent County Juvenile Court. Hekman became the youngest judge in the state, and worked to make significant improvements in the court, resulting in a substantial juvenile crime reduction.

After 15 years, Hekman left the bench to become the founding executive director of Michigan Family Forum with headquarters in Lansing, Michigan. He led that non-profit research and education organization from 1990 to 1996. He then served as executive director of CBH Ministriesfor six years before taking on the role of executive pastor at Crossroads Bible Church, which he left to enter the Senate race.

Among his other interests, Hekman has an on-going desire to explore alternate energy research and technology. In 1996, he formed his own company to provide energy research and consultation, particularly in the growing area of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR).

The Eastside Republican Club Forum is held on the third Tuesday of the month from September through June. Admission is free and the public is always welcome.

For more information about the Eastside Republican Club and its meetings contact Jenny Nolan at 881-5191 or visit the club's web site.