Curtis Hertel

{{short description|American politician from Michigan}}

{{Distinguish|Curtis Hertel Jr.}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Curtis Hertel

| office = 64th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives

| term_start = January 8, 1997

| term_end = December 31, 1998

| predecessor = Paul Hillegonds

| successor = Charles R. Perricone

| office2 = Co-Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives

| alongside2 = Paul Hillegonds

| term_start2 = January 13, 1993

| term_end2 = December 31, 1994

| governor2 = John Engler

| predecessor2 = Lew Dodak

| successor2 = Paul Hillegonds

| office3 = Member of the Michigan House of Representatives

| term_start3 = January 1, 1981

| term_end3 = December 31, 1998

| predecessor3 = Dennis M. Hertel

| successor3 = LaMar Lemmons III

| constituency3 = 12th district (1981–1992)
2nd district (1993–1998)

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|03|07}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|03|27|1953|03|07}}

| death_place =

| restingplace =

| restingplacecoordinates =

| birthname =

| citizenship =

| nationality =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Vicki Hertel

| relatives = Dennis Hertel (brother)
John Hertel (brother)

| children = Curtis, Matthew, Lisa, Kevin

| residence =

| alma_mater = Wayne State University

| occupation =

| profession =

| cabinet =

| committees =

| portfolio =

| religion =

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Curtis Hertel (March 7, 1953 – March 27, 2016) was an American politician. He was the co-speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1993–1994, during the time when the house was split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. He was a Democrat. He shared the speakership with Republican Paul Hillegonds.

Hertel held a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University.

Hertel was first elected to the State House of Representatives in 1980. His predecessor as speaker of the Michigan House, Lew Dodak, was voted out of office in the 1992 election.

In all Hertel served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1980 until 1998.

Curtis Hertel's son, Curtis Hertel Jr., was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 2014, serving from 2015 to 2022. His youngest son, Kevin Hertel was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016. Hertel died on March 27, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Van Gilder |first=Rachel |date=2016-03-27 |title=Former Michigan Speaker of the House Curtis Hertel Sr. dies |url=https://www.woodtv.com/news/former-michigan-speaker-of-the-house-curtis-hertel-sr-dies/ |access-date= |website=WOODTV.com |language=en-US}}