U.S. Senate, Michigan

Born and raised in Southeast Michigan, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed rebuilt Detroit’s Health Department after bankruptcy, then led Wayne County’s Health, Human & Veterans Services Department, serving 1.8 million residents. In those roles, he secured free glasses for kids, removed lead from schools, expanded access to Narcan, took on corporate polluters, and launched a program to cancel up to $700 million in medical debt. A union member and University of Michigan alum, Abdul is running to build a government that works for regular Michiganders — not billionaires and corporations. He’s been endorsed by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Ro Khanna, and dozens of state and local elected officials.

Abdul El-Sayed is a verified progressive fighter (who actually wrote the book on Medicare For All) and his opponent has 50M behind her in corporate PAC money. Let's vote, Michigan!

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Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

Abdul views predatory healthcare debt as a massive burden on families. As a public servant, he pioneered a monumental program that will wipe out up to $700 million in medical debt for 300,000 Michiganders, and he will fight for similar debt forgiveness at the federal level.

From leading public health efforts in Michigan to addressing national systemic health inequities, his work has always been grounded in the belief that everyone deserves dignity, care, and opportunity.

MoveOn is proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan Senate!

Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

El-Sayed’s opponent in this race is Republican Mike Rogers who is fully endorsed by President Donald Trump. He is staunchly anti-choice and voted for anti-choice legislation when he served in the US House of Representatives. While in congress he also voted against the Affordable Care Act, received over $670,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leading advocate for expanded access to opioids which helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

El-Sayed’s opponent in this race is Republican Mike Rogers who is fully endorsed by President Donald Trump. He is staunchly anti-choice and voted for anti-choice legislation when he served in the US House of Representatives. While in congress he also voted against the Affordable Care Act, received over $670,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leading advocate for expanded access to opioids which helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

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Victory in the Great Lakes State, where LGBTQ+ adults make up nearly 11% of the population, is key to regaining pro-equality majorities in Congress.

Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed stumbled into politics after seeing firsthand how badly it damages healthcare in this country. He has consistently called for a ceasefire and peace for the Palestinian people, and “believes that our budget should reflect our values. He is an outspoken critic of outsized defense spending, and believes that we should spend less on building weapons of war, and instead invest taxpayer dollars in health care, education, and infrastructure here at home.”

Endorsed by Bernie Sanders

Senator Gary Peters' retirement has opened up this seat in a state with an even partisan lean, drawing massive attention and investment from both parties. Holding Michigan is a must-win for Democrats' path to reclaiming the Senate majority. The Democratic nominee is Abdul El-Sayed, the former health director in Wayne County, who is running against former Congressman Mike Rogers who narrowly lost to Senator Elissa Slotkin in 2024. Polls show a tight race.

Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

El-Sayed’s opponent in this race is Republican Mike Rogers who is fully endorsed by President Donald Trump. He is staunchly anti-choice and voted for anti-choice legislation when he served in the US House of Representatives. While in congress he also voted against the Affordable Care Act, received over $670,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leading advocate for expanded access to opioids which helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

El-Sayed’s opponent in this race is Republican Mike Rogers who is fully endorsed by President Donald Trump. He is staunchly anti-choice and voted for anti-choice legislation when he served in the US House of Representatives. While in congress he also voted against the Affordable Care Act, received over $670,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leading advocate for expanded access to opioids which helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

In DC, he also plans to fight the gun lobby and hold the gun industry to the same standards of accountability as any other consumer product industry—even pushing for a 10% tax on guns and ammunition to fund violence prevention, mental health care, and gun violence prevention research.

MUPAC 2026 candidate endorsed. Scores: Primary: 55 General: 81

AAPAC renewed its endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed in the U.S. Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers, who is supported by Donald Trump and various pro-Israel lobbying groups. El-Sayed, 42, is of Egyptian descent and previously headed the health departments of Wayne County and Detroit. He also received AAPAC’s endorsement when he ran for Michigan governor in 2018, finishing second in the Democratic primary behind Whitmer.

The Assyrian Democrats of the Bay Area call upon the Assyrian/Chaldean community in Michigan to make your voices heard in the August 4th midterm primary by voting for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate. We urge you to bring 5 friends or family members to the polls with you to vote for Dr. El-Sayed. Abdul is the only anti-corruption candidate in this race with a track record of results as Wayne County director of Health, Human, and Veterans Services. From eliminating $700 million dollars in medical debt to launching the first initiative to give low-income kids free eye exams and glasses, Dr. El-Sayed’s vision of putting money back in the pockets of Michiganders is not only a dream, but a reality.

“Mike Rogers is a proven public servant with a deep background in federal policy who will represent Michigan well in the U.S. Senate as our state and nation faces major economic headwinds. Over the years, he’s been willing to defend our state’s industrial base while drawing on tremendous foreign policy experience to understand the global forces challenging our top industries.”

– Sandy K. Baruah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Regional Chamber

In the endorsement process, the Chamber PAC board raised concerns about Rogers’ previous comments on election integrity, particularly the SAVE Act, and misalignment with the candidate on tariffs, but welcomed many of Rogers’ other views on how to make housing more affordable, grow the economy, and empower employers to create good-paying jobs in Michigan.

“No candidate is perfect, and we won’t agree on every issue,” added Baruah. “But Mike Rogers impressively shared his vision for a stronger Michigan. We believe he will put the needs of Michigan and Michiganders above partisan politics and political rhetoric as he did in his previous service in Congress.”

LRC-PAC endorsed Mike Rogers based on his extensive public-service experience, familiarity with the Greater Lansing region and focus on Michigan’s manufacturing economy. Rogers previously represented a congressional district that included portions of mid-Michigan and later chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. LRC-PAC cited his emphasis on manufacturing, jobs and economic growth, along with his familiarity with regional employers and economic priorities, as factors in its endorsement.

Abdul El-Sayed is running to represent Michigan in the United States Senate. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan, then earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and an M.D. from Columbia University. Rather than practicing medicine, he built a career in public health leadership and academia, teaching at Columbia, then serving as Detroit’s health director and later Wayne County’s health director.

El-Sayed has distilled his campaign platform into a three-part message: "money out of politics, money in your pocket and Medicare for All." On healthcare, he backs a single-payer, Medicare for All system, a subject he's literally co-written a book about implementing nationwide. On money in politics, he emphasizes that he's never taken corporate donations for his campaign. Beyond those core priorities, his platform covers an economy and healthcare system that works for everyone, affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, and a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy. He's also rolled out more targeted proposals, like a plan for seniors that would eliminate Medicare cost-sharing, lift the Social Security payroll tax cap, and create a federal framework for state-level property tax freezes. His broader platform has also included calls for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, and campaign finance reform.

El-Sayed has been endorsed by the following progressive partner organizations: American Federation of Teachers - Michigan, Michigan Education Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Michigan United Action, Detroit Action, and Clean Water Action.

El-Sayed’s opponent in this race is Republican Mike Rogers who is fully endorsed by President Donald Trump. He is staunchly anti-choice and voted for anti-choice legislation when he served in the US House of Representatives. While in congress he also voted against the Affordable Care Act, received over $670,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and was a leading advocate for expanded access to opioids which helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Abdul El-Sayed is the most progressive choice in this race.

With U.S. House and Senate seats up for grabs, electing Abdul El-Sayed will be a win not just for Michiganders but for the entire country. It’s a seat that helps us get closer to a Congress willing to say no to Trump. We can flip three U.S. House seats too, and stop the out-of-control extremists in Washington from making everything more expensive.

Vote for Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate.

Opposes data centers absent binding 'terms of engagement': developers must cover rate increases, guarantee grid reliability, and use closed-loop cooling. Calls for federal safety rules before new projects proceed. His GOP opponent Mike Rogers reversed to endorse a one-year statewide pause after reporting on industry donations. Moderate on AI safety and regulation, strong on data center opposition, strong public voice on AI.

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Born and raised in Southeast Michigan, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed rebuilt Detroit’s Health Department after bankruptcy, then led Wayne County’s Health, Human & Veterans Services Department, serving 1.8 million residents. In those roles, he secured free glasses for kids, removed lead from schools, expanded access to Narcan, took on corporate polluters, and launched a program to cancel up to $700 million in medical debt. A union member and University of Michigan alum, Abdul is running to build a government that works for regular Michiganders — not billionaires and corporations. He’s been endorsed by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Ro Khanna, and dozens of state and local elected officials.

Mike Rogers is a proven leader with the experience and judgment to deliver for Michigan in the U.S. Senate. As a former congressman, he’s demonstrated the ability to tackle tough challenges—cutting taxes, promoting energy independence, and eliminating harmful regulations. Rogers is ready to fight inflationary spending, shrink government overreach, and reignite the American Dream. Michiganders can count on him to bring principled, effective leadership back to Washington.

Mike Rogers is a former U.S. Congressman, FBI agent, and national security expert. He served Michigan's 8th Congressional District for over a decade and chaired the House Intelligence Committee. He is running for U.S. Senate on a platform of national security, economic growth, and conservative values.

MIKE ROGERS for US SENATE

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Rogers has a strong, consistent record defending the Second Amendment. During his time in Congress he earned high marks from the NRA-PVF, including consistent A ratings, reflecting his votes to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

MI Poder, an organization dedicated to expanding Latino/Latina political power in Michigan, issued the following endorsements: Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate; Jocleyn Benson for governor; Eli Savit for attorney general; Garlin Gilchrist for secretary of state; Sean McCann for 4th Congressional District representative; Christian Vukasovich for 5th Congressional District representative; Debbie Dingell for 6th Congressional representative; Will Lawrence for 7th Congressional District representative; Rashida Tlaib for 12th Congressional District representative; Donavan McKinney for 13th Congressional District representative; and Megan Cavanagh and Noah Hood for the open Supreme Court justice seats.

“Abdul will tackle corporate corruption on behalf of working people,” said Tom Lutz, Executive-Secretary Treasurer of the Northern Midwest Carpenters. “He’s the fighter we need today, and we are proud to stand with him.”

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