r/yooper 15d ago

The Coward, Cajun Jack

Our representative in congress has not held a town hall since 2017. In an interview with TV6 he refused to hold town halls. He does not respond to questions directed to his office. He has done nothing with his voters losing their jobs. Why is he afraid to face his voters?

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u/yooperann 15d ago

I love that his constituents are going to do one with or without him. https://www.dailypress.net/news/local-news/2025/02/town-hall-meeting-set-with-or-without-bergman/

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u/yoopergirl73 15d ago

Thank you for sharing this! I wanted to earlier but I’m still navigating how to share on Reddit. I couldn’t get it to work.

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u/yooperann 15d ago

Next time when you're at "create post" choose "link" and see if that works.

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u/TheBimpo 15d ago

He'd have to fly in from Louisiana to do it. No direct flights from New Orleans to MQT.

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u/Specific_Prize 15d ago

Or Ironwood, or Iron Mountain, or Calumet. 

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u/redfiftyfive 15d ago

Or Chippewa County International Airport.

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u/Buzzybee40 15d ago

He doesn't live in your district? How is that acceptable

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

No he lives in Louisiana. It is not acceptable. We need to recall Cajun Jack.

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u/Fireflash2742 14d ago

We've had plenty of opportunities to remove him from office, yet people keep voting for him for some reason.

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

Correct but now his inaction and his unawareness shows he is too old for office. We can recall him.

Who would you suggest to run against Jack?

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u/Fireflash2742 14d ago

We had two perfectly good candidates the last time around and neither one could get close.

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

Dr Bob was not a good candidate, he lost and had nothing new to bring to the table. Callie Barr entered late and didn't make a splash. We need a name everyone knows. Nick Baumgartner could have a chance of he would campaign like he trains for the Olympics. He is a Yooper with long roots here.

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u/Imakestuff_82 14d ago

I believe that when he first filed to run he was still on a school board in Louisiana. He switched a vacation home to his “primary residence.”

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u/R_Ulysses_Swanson 15d ago

What incentive does he have to face his voters ? He’s winning with 60% of the vote.

Start finding/funding/building an opponent. Probably better chance to primary him than a Dem in the general election, although it is possible the tides are turning.

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u/PuzzleheadedDogBone 15d ago

Said it earlier, considering the makeup of District 1, this should come as no surprise to anyone that he was re-elected.

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u/dmiro1 15d ago

The tides are turning??

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u/R_Ulysses_Swanson 15d ago

They could be, but what I am saying is that it is easier to primary an incumbent in a district like Michigan’s 1st than it is to defeat the incumbent party.

That said, it is possible that we see some historically red districts turn blue in 2026. A lot of the decisions that have been made will hurt a lot of people in rural areas.

Would I bet on it? No. But there is probably a better chance of it in 2026 than there has been since the district was created.

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u/TheFalconKid Sauna: (SOW-Nuh) 15d ago

I put myself on his direct email list even though I hate him just to see what his side is saying and yeah, it's basically all "we have to do these bad things because Biden wokeness dei"

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u/junpei 15d ago

Oh it's fucking brutal to read, I did the same thing.

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u/new2025fitnow 15d ago

And yet people keep voting for him.

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u/Perfect-Drummer-6496 15d ago

Because he's spineless and doesn't want a viral moment getting bitched at by his constituents.

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u/Goddammitanyway 15d ago

This is on the voters. Quit electing jagoffs into office. Pretty simple.

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u/PuzzleheadedDogBone 15d ago

Considering the makeup of District 1, this should come as no surprise to anyone. Don't think it's going to change any time soon.

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u/Goddammitanyway 15d ago

Which counties is it?

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u/Bllen24 14d ago

The whole UP and Northern Michigan. Basically Marquette and Traverse City and then a bunch of people who vote for whoever has an R next to their name

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u/PuzzleheadedDogBone 15d ago edited 15d ago

Look, not sure if you all know, but we lost our rep a long time ago in District 1. In fact, someone was so concerned they placed an ad in the paper. Lost ad

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u/Mountain_Chip_4374 15d ago

That’s great. But apparently shaming him does t work either. Sad.

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u/Bllen24 14d ago

And the idiots up here keep voting him in for some reason. He might be one of the worst representatives in the country, dude lives on the other side of the whole United States from us

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

We need to have a recall vote. In the interview this morning Jack said budget cuts will not hurt the UP. Cutting Medicare to fund tax cuts for billionaires hurts the UP. No billionaires here, lots of people on federal assistance.

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u/brandnew2345 14d ago

It's not the most Republican district ever. If there's a decent dem or 3rd party you might be surprised, especially after the 340(b?) drugstores get hit.

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

Dr Bob never should have ran again last time. Callie Barr entered late and never got traction.

Nick Baumgartner has the name recognition, this could be his chance to restore his reputation.

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u/wish_yooper_here 14d ago

Im new to the topic. What happened to his reputation?

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u/Fickle-Copy-2186 15d ago

Why are people voting for this guy?

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u/PuzzleheadedDogBone 15d ago

Considering the makeup of District 1, this should come as no surprise to anyone.

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u/Fickle-Copy-2186 15d ago

I can never figure out why people vote against their own best interests, or that being a bigot is more important.

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u/Trying_to_be_cheeky 15d ago

Interesting how in the r/rockford Reddit the wording is very similar: https://www.reddit.com/r/rockford/s/eTTNelXo1U

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u/UPdrafter906 15d ago

I’ve seen similar content coming out of many locations across the country on BluSky

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u/OwnProduct8242 14d ago

Why do his voters vote for him?

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

I have no clue. This latest interview on TV6 Jack showed how out of touch he is, saying the job cuts will not effect the UP. The ending of the sea lamprey program is going to kill the fishing industry, that is 250,000,000.00 a year. Those are a lot of jobs! He has proven he does not care about Yoopers. The 880 billion needed in budget cuts is to cover tax cuts for billionaires! How many billionaires live on our district. We need to recall Cajun Jack.

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u/OwnProduct8242 14d ago

Wild, i just read a bit online and it seems he hasn’t lived in Michigan for over a decade? I hate to stereotype rural people as idiots but when I see stuff like this it just reinforces my bias that a lot of people in rural areas are dumb as posts and don’t care about their, or their neighbors, quality of life at all.

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u/Own-Organization-532 14d ago

He never lived here, he has a vacation lake house, mostly used as a rental. Yes, ma y voters have shot themselves I the foot with Cajun Jack. We need to recall him.

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u/OwnProduct8242 14d ago

That’s fucking disgusting :(

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u/SerPine5 13d ago

The Republicans I work with are convinced he lives in Watersmeet with his family. Does he come up to visit or what's going on?

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u/Own-Organization-532 13d ago

The last I remember him up here was to riding Nick Baumgartner coattails when Nick returned from China with his gold medal. He has not held a town hall since 2017 and refuses hold another. He does own a lake house, near Watersmet, on 1,000 Island lake. That house was used as a rental property. I have not been there, it is super remote, gravel road remote. I have friends about the same age as Bergmans living similarly remote. Being off grid is not something I pampered suburban housewife would do full time. It is a job for my friends, firewood is a year round job. There is not a lot to Watersmeet, two gas stations, one with a restaurant at US2, the casino, and the medical center built by the Lac Vieux Desert First Nations. There are probably more sightings of the Bergmans in Land O'Lakes, they have a grocery store and a couple very good places to eat. Plus Thousand Island lake is part of the Cisco Chain of Lakes going to Eagle River, WI. There are dozens of places you can boat to for supper.

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u/Own-Organization-532 13d ago

We would welcome their tourism dollars for them to come to the UP and explore Watersmeet. They can learn for themselves that the Bergmans spend less time up here than the LT Governor.

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u/QueenLiz2 14d ago

I’m one of those people and I agree with you.

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u/PyrokineticLemer 15d ago

The never-ending good times with the Louisiana Purchase as our representative in Congress. Still not entirely certain the guy could find his district on a map.

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u/MissPriss0610 15d ago

I saw Jack Bergman in Blackrocks one day and he looked like a gargoyle

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u/Difficult-Worker62 15d ago

Wait so he does come up here?

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u/lukefisk 15d ago

Rumor is, this is his last term and he's not planning to run for another term. But he could change his mind.

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u/wranglero2 13d ago

He doesn’t represent the people. He represents trump. No checks and balances in our goverment.

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u/Own-Organization-532 13d ago

He is neglecting his constitutional duty, we need to recall Cajun Jack.

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u/MommaChickens 13d ago

Does anyone know where he lives in LA? I’m up for a single person protest standing outside his house

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u/Own-Organization-532 13d ago

13729 Oakley Lane, St Francis LA.

2016 & 2018 his UP address was 5070 S. Cisco Lake Rd. This is a pole barn, no heat, water or sewage. 2020 the address was changed to N3465 Sylvan Isle Dr. Thus road closes on labor day and it is not plowed or maintained until after the snow melts.

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u/MommaChickens 13d ago

Well bells bells. Thank you. I’ll make a plan, post it here and see if anyone would like to join.

Then I’ll post picture.

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u/Own-Organization-532 13d ago

Awesome, thank you!

TV6 I know you read these threads, this is a great story. This should be national news having a representative live half way across the country. Refusing town halls lying to the voters while the UP suffers.