Biography
Ryan Berman is the Republican candidate for the Michigan State Senate, District 13, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces Democrat Sean Carlson in a race without an incumbent.[1][2] Berman is an attorney who represented District 39 in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.[1][2]
Berman was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 39, from January 1, 2019, until January 1, 2023, succeeding Klint Kesto.[1] He did not run for re-election in 2022, and Pauline Wendzel succeeded him.[1]
In the 2019-2020 term, Berman's committee assignments were Regulatory Reform, where he was majority vice chair, Financial Services, Judiciary and Insurance.[1] In 2021-2022, he served on the Energy, Insurance, Judiciary, Local Government and Municipal Finance, and Transportation committees, and was majority vice chair of Insurance.[1] Berman advanced from the Republican primary for the Senate seat on August 4, 2026, as the only candidate on the ballot.[1]
- 1.Ryan Berman - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Michigan State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Michigan Senate District 13
Ryan Berman is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Michigan Senate District 13 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.