Peter Lucido

Peter J. Lucido (born July 31, 1960)[1] is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate. He is the Senate Majority Whip.

Before being elected to the state senate, Lucido served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 36th district from 2015 until 2018. Lucido is a licensed attorney and he founded the law firm Lucido & Manzella, P.C.[2] He also founded Macomb Now Magazine.[3] Lucido is Roman Catholic.[1]

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.[4] 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.[5] The controversy was covered in national and international outlets like The New York Times,[6] Teen Vogue,[7] and the BBC News.[8] Lucido initially agreed that he had made these remarks, apologizing for them but asserting that they were not intended to be disparaging,[6] but later reversed his agreement and alleged that he had been misquoted.[9][10] Lucido was subsequently also accused of sexual harassment by Mallory McMorrow, a fellow Michigan senator.[11]