Peter Lucido

Lucido's political career started with running to succeed the term-limited Pete Lund to represent the 36th district in the Michigan House of Representatives. Lucido's opponent for the Republican nomination was then-Shelby Township Clerk Stan Grot.{{cite web |url=https://www.politicscentral.org/grot-vs-lucido-on-the-issues/ |title=Grot vs Lucido on the issues |author=Chad Selweski |date=August 5, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2020 |work=Politically Speaking}} The race was called the most expensive race for a state House seat in Michigan history.{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/huge-sums-of-cash-fuel-lucido-grot-campaigns/article_25447a7c-a4a4-561e-82fb-40c992f85573.html |title=Huge sums of cash fuel Lucido, Grot campaigns |work=Macomb Daily |access-date=November 18, 2020 |author=Chad Selweski |date=July 28, 2014}} The two candidates spent approximately $350,000 combined with Lucido investing $150,000 of his own money. There were dirty campaign tactics alleged by both sides, with both candidates falsely claiming endorsements from conservative groups.{{cite web |url=https://www.politicscentral.org/false-endorsements-in-grot-vs-lucido-house-race/ |title=False endorsements in Grot vs. Lucido House race

|author=Chad Selweski |date=August 1, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |work=Politics Central}} The race's tactics were called a "new low for Macomb politics."{{cite web |url=https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/9475/a_new_low_in_macomb_county_politics |title=A New Low In Macomb Politics? |date=June 1, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |work=Deadline Detroit}} Lucido would eventual prevail over Grot by just 103 votes out of the more than 9,400 cast.{{cite web |url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/lucido-wins-state-rep-primary-103-votes |title=Lucido wins state rep. primary by 103 votes |author=Sarah Wojcik |work=C&G Newspapers |date=August 6, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2020}} Lucido would win the general election in the heavily Republican district, defeating Democratic nominee Robert Murphy, taking 70 percent of the vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/voters-decide-two-state-representatives-commissioners-78850 |title=Voters decide on two state representatives, commissioners |author=Sarah Wojcik |work=C&G Newspapers |date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=November 19, 2020}}

During his 2016 re-election bid, Lucido's opponent Democratic nominee Diane Young filed a complaint with federal and state authorities alleging that Lucido failed to comply with transparency requirements for financial advisors and that he had committed possible campaign finance violations.{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/political-opponent-questions-state-representative-s-securities-license-status/article_8fb2fd94-eb2a-5240-b6a7-88a7a1707897.html |title=Political opponent questions state representative’s securities license status |author=Lena Khzouz |date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |work=Macomb Daily}} The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and the Michigan Secretary of State both confirmed separate investigations but no official actions were taken against Lucido.{{cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Young_v_Lucido_Final_560557_7.pdf |title=Young v Lucido Final |work=Michigan Secretary of State Elections Division |date=September 6, 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |author=Lori A. Bourbonais}} Despite the allegations, Lucido was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/voters-select-state-reps-county-commissioners-97483 |title=Voters select state reps, county commissioners |author=Sarah Wojcik |work=C&G Newspapers |date=November 14, 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2020}}

Lucido decided not to seek a third term in the state House, opting instead to run for the state Senate, seeking the 8th district seat that became vacant by term-limited Republican incumbent Jack Brandenburg. Lucido's only competition for the GOP nominating was former three-term state Rep. Ken Goike.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2018/08/03/macomb-house-senate-primary-lucido-goike-yanez/880562002/ |title=Battles loom for open Michigan Senate seats in Macomb County |author=Neal Rubin |work=The Detroit News |date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2020}} Lucido decisively defeated Goike, taking 72 percent of the vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/08/07/macomb-senate-house-lucido-wojno/911829002/ |title=Lucido wins state Senate race |author=Neal Rubin |work=The Detroit News |date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2020}} Lucido defeated Democratic nominee Paul Francis, taking approximately 62 percent of the vote.{{cite web |url=https://elections.ap.org/detroitnews/results/2018-11-06/state/MI/race/Z/raceid/24082 |title=Michigan Elections Results |work=Associated Press |date=November 28, 2018 |access-date=November 22, 2020}} Following his election to the State Senate, Lucido was elected majority whip by the Republican Caucus for the 2019-20 legislative session.{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/elections/two-republican-state-lawmakers-named-to-leadership-roles/article_bb83a932-eb6e-11e8-a729-b7fc788f19e6.html |title=Two Republican state lawmakers named to leadership roles |author=Mitch Hotts |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=Macomb Daily}}

After a year-long investigation by the Michigan State Police, FBI and the office of the Michigan Attorney General, then-Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith was charged with 10 felonies in Macomb County Circuit Court related to public corruption, including embezzlement.{{cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/03/24/macomb-county-prosecutor-eric-smith-embezzlement/2905027001/ |title=Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith charged with embezzlement, 3 others also charged |author=Christina Hall |work=Detroit Free Press |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020}} Smith announced his resignation on March 30, 2020,{{cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/03/30/macomb-prosecutor-eric-smith-resigns/5087997002/ |title=Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith resigns amid criminal charges against him |author=Christina Hall |work=Detroit Free Press |date=March 30, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020}} in what was later revealed to be a condition plea negotiations between Smith and federal prosecutors in a separate case.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2020/09/09/feds-unveil-corruption-charges-against-ex-macomb-prosecutor-eric-smith/5758462002/ |title=Ex-Macomb prosecutor Smith to plead guilty to obstructing justice |author=Robert Snell |work=The Detroit News |date=September 9, 2020 |access-date=November 22, 2020}}

Smith's resignation threw the race for Macomb County Prosecutor into flux as no candidate had filed to run in the race and Michigan's April 21 deadline for candidates to file to seek a partisan office was just 22 days away at the time of Smith's resignation.{{cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/2020_Elec-Dates-Booklet_ED-12_10-09-19_668275_7.pdf |title=2020 MICHIGAN ELECTION DATES |work=Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections |access-date=November 24, 2020}} Lucido announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination just hours after Smith's resignation was announced.{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/eric-smith-resigns-as-macomb-county-prosecutor/article_48de8f66-7298-11ea-a11b-eb7738f378ea.html |title=Eric Smith resigns as Macomb County prosecutor |author=Jameson Cook |date=March 30, 2020 |access-date=November 24, 2020 |work=Macomb Daily}} Lucido won the GOP nomination by a wide margin, defeating Richard John Goodman, who served in various roles in Macomb's prosecutor's office for almost for 30 years. His opponent was Democratic nominee Mary Chrzanowski,{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/former-judge-state-senator-battle-to-become-next-macomb-county-prosecutor/article_e0c2af16-1aee-11eb-ba87-1fc33327d3f4.html |title=Former judge, state senator battle to become next Macomb County prosecutor |author=Jameson Cook |date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |work=Macomb Daily}} who had spent 24 years as a circuit court judge in Macomb County. Lucido again outraised his opponent by a massive margin, raising $377,000 to Chrzanowski's $118,000. Lucido criticized Chrzanowski for refusing to debate him with Chrzanowski saying she wouldn't agree to the debate because she said Lucido wanted to choose the debate's moderator saying "...I understood this to mean if Mr. Lucido doesn't get to make the rules, he doesn't want to debate me. In an act of desperation, Mr Lucido is again making up false accusations about me."{{cite web |url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/elections/lucido-criticizes-chrzanowski-who-says-prosecutor-foe-wanted-to-make-the-rules/article_97816f10-0e62-11eb-8366-e798b8268034.html |title=Lucido criticizes Chrzanowski who says prosecutor foe wanted to 'make the rules' |author=Jameson Cook |work=Macomb Daily |date=October 14, 2020}}

Lucido defeated Chrzanowski in the general election with approximately 53 percent of the vote, becoming the first Republican elected to the office since 1944.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2020/11/03/macomb-county-prosecutor-election-results-lucido-chrzanowski/6071208002/ |title=Lucido triumphs as prosecutor in Macomb County |author=Mike Martindale |work=The Detroit News |date=November 3, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2021}}

Lucido has been accused of sexual harassment by four different women: journalist Allison Donahue, State Senator Mallory McMorrow, lobbyist Melissa Osborn,{{cite news |title=Senator accuses Lucido of harassment as #MeToo reckoning hits Michigan Capitol |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/senator-accuses-lucido-harassment-metoo-reckoning-hits-michigan-capitol |date=January 21, 2020 |work=Bridge Michigan |access-date=22 January 2020 |last=Oosting |first=Jonathan}} and an unnamed employee at his Macomb County government office, where he is Macomb County Prosecutor.{{cite news | publisher = Detroit Metro Times | date = Mar 28, 2022 | title = Lucido under investigation for alleged sexual harassment at Macomb Co. office | author = Laina G. Stebbins | url = https://www.metrotimes.com/news/lucido-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-harassment-at-macomb-co-office-29657370 }} He has also been accused of inappropriate touching by Ingham County Judge Lisa McCormick.{{cite news | publisher = Michigan Advance | date = Mar 22, 2022 | title = Judge on alleged ‘inappropriate’ touching by Lucido: ‘If I don’t speak up, how is anything going to change?’ | author = KEN COLEMAN | url = https://michiganadvance.com/2021/03/22/judge-on-alleged-inappropriate-touching-by-lucido-if-i-dont-speak-up-how-is-anything-going-to-change/ }}

In January 2020, Lucido attracted controversy for telling Allison Donahue, a 22-year-old female reporter for the Michigan Advance, that a visiting group of teenage boys from De La Salle Collegiate High School could "have a lot of fun" with her if she were to "hang around" with them.{{cite news |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/15/peter-lucido-comments-michigan-senator-reporter/4475903002/ |title=Michigan senator to female reporter: High school boys could 'have a lot of fun' with you |date=January 15, 2020}} The comment was widely interpreted as an instance of sexual harassment, prompting the Senate Business Office of the State of Michigan to open a sexual harassment investigation against Lucido.{{cite news |title=Michigan senator being investigated for sexual harassment now alleging report was inaccurate |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/01/michigan-senator-being-investigated-for-sexual-harassment-now-alleging-report-was-inaccurate.html |date=January 16, 2020 |work=MLive |access-date=January 19, 2020 |last=Gibbons |first=Lauren}} The controversy was covered in national and international outlets like The New York Times,{{cite news |title=Boys Could Have ‘Fun With You,’ Michigan Legislator Tells Reporter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/peter-lucido-female-reporter-boys.html |date=January 16, 2020 |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 19, 2020 |last=Hauser |first=Christine}} Teen Vogue,{{cite news |title=Young Reporter Allison Donahue Called Out Michigan Senator Peter Lucido for Sexist Comments |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/allison-donahue-michigan-senator-peter-lucido-sexist-comments |date=January 16, 2020 |work=Teen Vogue |access-date=January 19, 2020 |last=McNamara |first=Brittney}} and the BBC News.{{cite news |title=Allison Donahue: US lawmaker Peter Lucido probed for comments to reporter |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51134200 |date=January 17, 2020 |work=BBC News |access-date=January 19, 2020}} Lucido initially agreed that he had made these remarks, apologizing for them but asserting that they were not intended to be disparaging, but later reversed his agreement and alleged that he had been misquoted.{{cite news |title=GOP Michigan State Senator Now Says He Was Misquoted |url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republican-state-senator-peter-lucido-reporter |date=January 16, 2020 |work=Talking Points Memo |access-date=January 19, 2020 |last=Riga |first=Kate}}{{cite news |title=Sen. Peter Lucido changes story on sexist remark, now says he was misquoted |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/16/peter-lucido-allison-donahue-michigan/4489559002/ |date=January 16, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first1=Paul |last1=Egan |first2=Kathleen |last2=Gray}}

McMorrow stated that Lucido touched her lower back and upper buttocks in November 2018, shortly after she was elected to the state senate, and made comments during a training session that suggested she won her election because of her appearance.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/479996-three-women-in-two-weeks-accuse-michigan-state-lawmaker-of-sexual/|title=Three women accuse Michigan state lawmaker of sexual harassment|first=Zack|last=Budryk|date=January 26, 2020}} Osborn said she was handing out name badges at a lunch for legislators when she felt Lucido's hand on her "lower back/upper butt." She stated that Lucido held his hand there for a long time while complimenting her on her appearance and how the plaid dress she was wearing looked on her. His hand "was placed too low and it was uncomfortable and he just talked about my appearance for an extended period of time, a couple of minutes," Osborn said on "Detroit Today" on WDET-FM. Osborn said, "He was looking me up and down and it was very uncomfortable and demeaning." Osborn stated she decided to come forward because her experience was very similar to that of McMorrow's.{{cite news |title=Third sexual harassment allegation against Sen. Pete Lucido surfaces|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/27/lucido-sexual-harassment-melissa-osborn/4586704002/ |date=January 27, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |access-date=April 22, 2022 |first1=Paul |last1=Egan}}

The State Senate investigated the sexual harassment allegations against Lucido. The investigation concluded that Lucido's comments were inappropriate, and as a result Lucido was removed from his committee chairmanship.{{cite news | publisher = michiganradio.org | date = March 5, 2020 | title = State Senate punishes lawmaker after investigation of sexual harassment allegations | author = STEVE CARMODY | url = https://www.michiganradio.org/post/state-senate-punishes-lawmaker-after-investigation-sexual-harassment-allegations }}

Later, Lucido faced renewed controversy over a photo, posted to his own campaign's Facebook page, that shows him with his hand on a woman's behind. Musician Ralphe Armstrong's Facebook page also shared the photo, with a post that said Armstrong and his daughter appeared in the photo with Lucido. Shortly after the photo appeared on Lucido's page, the group Macomb Accountability Project, which opposed Lucido's election, wrote on its Facebook page: "You’d think someone with 4 sexual harassment complaints would watch their hands."{{cite news | publisher = The Detroit News | date = August 2, 2021 | title = Group blasts Macomb County prosecutor Lucido's photo with his hand on woman | author = Mike Martindale and Mark Hicks | url = https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2021/08/02/group-blasts-macomb-co-prosecutor-lucido-photo-hand-woman/5463481001/ }}

Lucido is a licensed attorney and he founded the law firm Lucido & Manzella, P.C.{{cite web |URL=https://www.lucidolaw.com/about-us/ |title=About Lucido & Manzella, P.C. |publisher=Lucido Law |access-date=November 17, 2019}} He also founded Macomb Now Magazine.{{cite web |URL=https://www.senatorpetelucido.com/meet-your-senator/ |title=Meet Senator Lucido |publisher=Michigan Senate GOP |access-date=November 17, 2019}} Lucido is Roman Catholic.{{cite web |URL=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/149668/peter-lucido |title=Peter Lucido's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=November 17, 2019}}

Lucido and his wife Ann Marie have three children.{{cite news | publisher = Library of Michigan | date = January 15, 2020 | title = Michigan Legislative Biography: Peter Lucido | author = | url = https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5402 }}

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