Mark A. Hackel
Democratic · MI · Macomb County Executive
Mark A. Hackel has been Macomb County's executive since the post was created in 2011, after serving as elected sheriff. He began county service as a sheriff's dispatcher in 1981 and points to balanced budgets and the COMTEC public-safety center.
Where Mark A. Hackel stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Hackel led development of a 250-million-dollar Central Intake and Assessment Center designed to incorporate mental-health and substance-use assessment into criminal-justice operations.
July 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: macombgov.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Hackel led development of a 250-million-dollar Central Intake and Assessment Center designed to incorporate mental-health and substance-use assessment into criminal-justice operations.
July 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: macombgov.org
Hackel's administration developed COMTEC to bring emergency management, information technology, traffic operations, and 911 dispatch into one communications and technology center.
July 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: macombgov.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Hackel's administration developed COMTEC to bring emergency management, information technology, traffic operations, and 911 dispatch into one communications and technology center.
July 18, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: macombgov.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Hackel created OneMacomb to support multicultural inclusion, arts and community affairs, community connections, and inclusive service-delivery practices.
July 18, 2026
Source: macombgov.org
Hackel became Macomb County's first elected County Executive when the charter form of government took effect in 2011.
January 1, 2011
Source: macombgov.org
Hackel began working for Macomb County in 1981 as a Sheriff's Office dispatcher and subsequently served in every rank of the department.
January 1, 1981
Source: macombgov.org
Past race Mark A. Hackel ran in:
- Macomb County Executive · November 3, 2026 · Macomb County, Michigan · incumbent