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Candidates › Michigan U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
D Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Michigan
Has not served in Congress
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I believe that corporations and special interests shouldn’t be able to buy elections. Period. That’s why I’m the only candidate running for U.S. Senate in Michigan that has never taken a dime of corporate money–and never will.
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To get corporate and special interest money out of politics, I support legislation to overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. In addition, I support banning outside spending through corporate 501(c)4s, SuperPACs, and 527 groups. I also support public election funding and campaign spending caps.
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The Trump Administration has tried to consolidate power at every turn–including pressuring governors to further gerrymander their states. I believe that congressional districts should be drawn by a federal nonpartisan committee of experts who are appointed for defined terms on a rolling basis and who work alongside the U.S. Census Bureau, similar to the Federal Reserve Board. This would come as close as possible to eliminating the partisan gerrymandering that exists because of apportionment by partisan state governments in most states.
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I understand that the Supreme Court itself has become a major impediment to democracy. The Roberts court has moved to limit voting rights, civil rights, and reproductive rights while expanding Trump’s power. I support Supreme Court reform, including ending the life-time appointments, imposing limited terms, and allowing the same number of appointments for each presidential term.
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The filibuster has been used by Senators to shield one another from having to take hard votes. I believe that it is antidemocratic and should be abolished.
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I oppose mandatory Voter ID laws like the “SAVE Act” that impose unnecessary barriers to citizens voting. Instead, I believe in making voting easier. Voters should be automatically registered to vote when they turn eighteen and reregistered automatically when they move. Election days should be holidays. And we need no-reason absentee and early in-person voting.
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Nobody is above our constitution. That’s why I’ll protect the rights of all Americans, regardless of where they live, where their parents came from, how—or if—they pray, their sexual orientation, gender identity, how old they are, or how much money they make. I believe in the freedom of speech, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of and from religion, and the freedom of self-expression.
I believe that healthcare decisions should always stay between an individual and their doctor. And I believe that the government cannot and should not interfere with the right to pursue healthcare choices. Healthcare data must remain private, and state and federal government should have no right to access your data unless it’s for the purposes of providing you healthcare. And healthcare providers should be protected from undue coercion by the government to provide data or to provide, or not provide, healthcare they deem necessary for their patients.
I understand that civil rights are just as important when they protect our rights to do things that others might disagree with. That’s why I believe that the right to speak against your government’s actions and to peacefully protest them are sacrosanct. And I stand against the weaponization of the state to stamp out or intimidate peaceful protest, including the freedom to boycott.
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People don’t come here because they want to take away from America, they come here because they want to build in America – that is what America has always been about. We must replace our broken and unpredictable immigration policy with a clear, comprehensive, and fair system. That begins with Abolishing ICE. ICE has become a tool for autocracy. Its culture of aggression, impunity, and disregard for the rule of law cannot be reformed or retrained. It must be abolished. I believe in a safe, secure border and immigration enforcement–but under a new organizational structure that puts basic human dignity and deference to the rule of law first. And I believe that ICE funds should be repurposed to build out the legal infrastructure of courts to create a clear pathway to citizenship for those who are stuck in limbo in our current system.
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Michigan’s air, water, and land have been treated as a free dumping ground by corporations for too long. I’ve spent my career as a public health official in Detroit and Wayne County fighting back: confronting childhood lead poisoning, and standing between polluters and the communities they poison. I didn’t hesitate then, and won’t hesitate in the US Senate.
As senator, I’ll fight to hold corporate polluters fully accountable for contaminating Michigan’s land, air, and water and to empower federal agencies to stop them before they cause harm in the first place. That means codifying the Endangerment Finding into law, so no future administration can strip the EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases by executive order. It means strengthening air quality standards to account for the cumulative impact of multiple pollutants on vulnerable communities. After all, a child in Detroit breathing diesel exhaust, industrial particulates, and ozone simultaneously deserves a regulatory framework that reflects that reality. It means strengthening NEPA so that communities have a meaningful voice before fossil fuel projects are permitted in their backyards, not after the damage is done. And it means making environmental justice an explicit mandate, not an afterthought, of every federal agency with authority over our air and water.
The Great Lakes are Michigan’s crown jewel and keeping them safe and clean is a solemn responsibility for the world. We account for 21% of the planet’s fresh surface water, and an irreplaceable resource for our communities, our economy, and our tribes. No corporation’s profit margin is worth risking them. I support shutting down Line 5, which is putting our Great Lakes at risk and has the potential to destroy sensitive environmental and tribal sites. In the meantime, we need to make the line safer so long as proper care is taken not to disrupt the line itself or destroy sensitive environmental or tribal sites.
The climate crisis is not a future threat. It’s here in the forms of historic storms battering Michigan farms, flooding that overwhelms Wayne County neighborhoods, and severe weather that has become the new normal across our state. Oil and gas dependence doesn’t just poison our air, it finances foreign entanglements and enriches the same corporations that have spent decades lying to us about what they knew. Michigan deserves better. That’s why I’ll fight for a pathway to 100% renewable energy. We will anchor it in massive investment in solar, wind, and battery storage, a modernized smart grid, and the energy efficiency upgrades that put money back in families’ pockets. Every step of that transition must be built on good union jobs because solving the climate crisis, rebuilding the American middle class, and providing reliable, affordable power are not competing goals–they are the same goal. I understand that we must remain open to emerging climate solutions as they develop, assessing them on safety, reliability, and community support.
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From the Flint water crisis to Detroit water shutoffs to PFAS contamination poisoning communities from Oscoda to Parchment, we have failed the people who depend on clean water most. I’ll fight for a federal water guarantee that every family has access to at least 50 gallons of clean water per person per day (the basic minimum needed to drink, cook, and bathe) with water bills capped at 2% of household income and ironclad protections against shutoffs for families who can’t afford to pay. I’ll push to accelerate federal infrastructure funding to get every lead pipe out of Michigan’s water systems by 2030 — seven years ahead of the current federal deadline. I’ll hold polluters fully accountable for the PFAS contamination they’ve left behind in our soil, our water, and our bodies and ensure that corporate farms taking federal dollars are held accountable for the agricultural runoff poisoning our rivers, our lakes, and our neighbors’ wells. And I’ll fight for federal funding to invest in modernizing our aging drainage and purification systems. I support shutting down Line 5, which is putting our Great Lakes at risk and has the potential to destroy sensitive environmental and tribal sites. In the meantime, we need to make the line safer so long as proper care is taken not to disrupt the line itself or destroy sensitive environmental or tribal sites.
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After the devastation of World War II, our country led the international community to build organizations that would protect civilians from the disasters of war. We should lead the world to protect democracy, prosperity, and peace. We ensure security at home and abroad by standing with our democratic allies and engaging in a foreign policy that centers diplomacy, cooperation, and human rights. When we act in the interest of human rights and democracy
–as in supporting Ukraine against Russian invasion–we find ourselves on the right side of justice. It’s when we break the rules we worked so hard to set up–as in Vietnam, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, or Palestine–that we make critical, deadly mistakes.
I oppose the illegal and unjustifiable war in Iran and demand an immediate end to the hostilities. While I oppose a nuclear-armed Iran, I understand that diplomatic means of achieving that goal are more effective and come with a far lower human cost, just as President Obama had achieved under the JCPOA.
I oppose the warlike pathway that the foreign policy establishment has pursued with China. Our competition with China is not fated toward kinetic war. Where we compete, it should be with our research, development, and economic power, building solutions to the problems of the future. While we must insist that China play by the rules when it comes to trade and intellectual property, we must also recognize that our shared futures are better when we cooperate with each other for the benefit of all of our people, rather than compete in a zero-sum arms race that makes all of us less safe.
We have maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” with China on the question of Taiwan for decades. The future of Taiwan should be a matter for the Taiwanese to choose through democratic means. But in recognition of the possible risks, we must continue to onshore critical national security assets, such as chip manufacturing.
I believe that in an era where our schools are crumbling and healthcare is unaffordable, we should be spending our taxpayer dollars here at home. That’s why I oppose direct blank-check funding to foreign militaries–including Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others.
Right now, our tax dollars and American-made weapons are being used to perpetrate a genocide in Gaza, illegal settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and the attempted annexation of Southern Lebanon. That must end. I support immediate and comprehensive enforcement of U.S. laws that condition the provision of military aid and sales. And I support an immediate arms embargo on Israel and reject the false differentiation between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons.
As a physician and epidemiologist, I understand that global threats can quickly become local threats. And when we fail to tackle health and humanitarian threats where they present themselves abroad, they can land in our neighborhoods. Helping to diminish deprivation and disease abroad isn’t just charity, it’s important for our own safety and prosperity. That’s why I support immediate re-investment in foreign aid, including to UNRWA.
I believe in international cooperation to take on our most dire global threats, such as global pandemics and climate change. And I support America’s meaningful engagement in the World Health Organization, the Conference of Parties, and the Paris Agreement to both address the climate crisis and global health challenges.
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In the state that built the American Dream, it shouldn’t be this hard to get by. I believe in an economy built by and for working people. I’ll fight against corporate tax breaks and the capture of our economy by billionaires and wanna-be oligarchs. I believe that every worker deserves the right to join a union and to earn a fair wage. And I believe that one good job should pay enough to raise a family. I’ll fight for an economy where anyone can start and grow a business to build wealth for themselves, their family, their co-workers, and their communities. And I believe that every American deserves guaranteed healthcare regardless of what they do for work. I want to abolish medical debt–just like we did for tens of thousands of Michiganders in Wayne County.
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Trade deals, like NAFTA, have been a disaster for American manufacturing and have rotted out our towns and destroyed communities. I believe in bringing dignified, well-paying jobs to Michigan. That means investing in the research, development, and growth of the technologies of the future while using tools like tariffs in a steady, thoughtful, and targeted way to protect them as they grow. I believe that unions must have a significant voice at the tables where decisions about the future of our economy are being made.
I believe in holding corporations accountable. And I stand for a muscular Federal Trade Commission that enforces anti-monopoly laws so the corporations can’t price-gouge us. We need laws that would stop Wall Street speculators from wrecking good companies and killing good jobs, force publicly-traded corporations to be accountable to their workers, and protect workers on the job.
Research and development are among America’s most important assets. Rather than gut critical research agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health and pull back from funding research laboratories in universities across America, I believe that our future requires us to invest more and faster. And I believe that the taxpayers who fund this research should earn back the returns on their investment.
My American story began because my father wanted to come to America to build cars. Nobody builds better than we do. But dumb trade agreements negotiated without unions at the table have siphoned away too many manufacturing jobs. Trump’s incoherent, self-serving version of tariffs have only made the problem worse. I support targeted, smart tariffs that would help protect Michigan manufacturing and incubate the industries of the future with unions at the forefront. These tariffs would focus on growth industries, rely on clearly communicated benchmarks with trading partners, and sunset as American manufacturers established themselves.
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I believe in right-sizing our tax code to take on the outsized power of excess wealth in our economy and democracy. The ultrawealthy should no longer be able to hide behind loopholes that leave them paying lower tax rates than the rest of us. Toward that end, I support taxing capital gains over $1 million at the same rate as ordinary income and closing the stepped-up basis loophole. I also support taxing inheritance greater than $1 million like ordinary income and imposing a progressive tax on wealth held by trusts. I support raising the marginal tax rate on earnings over $1 million and a billionaire tax on wealth over $1 billion. In addition, I support a cost of living exemption on federal taxes up to $50,000. I’ll also fight to close the Social Security payroll tax cap to make sure the rich pay their fair share so that Social Security stays solvent well into the future.
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Government decisions around world-changing technology like AI should not be left to unaccountable corporations. Rather than replace us, AI should be a tool to enhance our lives. Further, the speed and lack of transparency with which these technologies are being developed opens the door to serious risks that powerful AI may fall into the wrong hands or escape human control altogether. That’s why I support legislation to create guardrails around when, how, and for what purposes AI is deployed. And I oppose efforts to pre-empt state action without federal legislation in place.
To address the risk of massive automation of our jobs, I support exploring income protection programs such as wage insurance and basic income, worker investment through unions, adjusting our tax system to stop penalizing human employment and rewarding automation, and investment in small business revolving loan funds.
And to address the security risks, I believe we must develop clear “rules of the road” for AI development that governs which hands this technology falls into and requires us to better test and understand the models being developed. This includes clear safety testing standards for frontier models; liability and incident reporting standards; compute controls, including “know your customer” requirements for compute providers; and the creation of an independent technical agency with real enforcement power, like to the Food & Drug Administration, for AI.
Blockchain has the potential to disrupt the overwhelming power of big banks in our financial lives. But these technologies also can open doors to misuse and abuse, such as pump-and-dump schemes, shitcoins, and Donald Trump’s own pay-to-play corruption scheme. That’s why I support legislation that both clarifies the governance and legitimate use-cases of blockchain for financial services, and more importantly, protects consumers and the public from those who would use financial technology to launder funds, defraud the public, or engage in corruption.
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Data centers are among the most direct impacts of new technologies in the lives of everyday Michiganders. I support comprehensive federal zoning guidelines and legislation that protect communities from their unintended consequences. Toward that end, I created a leading edge policy proposal for “Terms of Engagement” for data centers that I intend to pass as federal law in the U.S. Senate.
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Homelessness is an American crisis–and it’s a housing issue. Too many Americans are priced out of the most basic necessity of shelter. And working people can’t afford housing in the communities in which they work. I aim to solve it.
We need a building boom. And to create that we need to massively invest in building new housing in communities across the country, and to streamline local regulations that are making it way too hard to build anything in America. I’ll stand up to the corporate profiteers who are on the wrong side of affordable housing. I want to ban large corporations that speculate on our housing stock from owning homes at all. And I will support federal legislation to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software that allows corporate landlords to collude to raise rent. I want to require Big Tech companies like AirBnB and VRBO to pay special housing dislocation fees for the housing stock they occupy in local communities. And I will stand up to corporate landlords against unfair evictions that are forcing too many Americans onto the streets. Toward that end, I believe we need a federal renter bill of rights that protects renters from exploitation and clarifies the obligations for landlords across the country.
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Education is the foundation of our future. I propose tying any percentage increase in our national education funding to any equivalent increase in the national defense budget. As a proud graduate of public schools and a public university, I understand the critical role of funding education from childcare through K-12 and beyond to prepare our young people for their futures.
I believe in the right to literacy. That starts with universal childcare, universal pre-K, and public K-12 education that is comprehensive, empowering, and tailored to kids’ unique needs. I protected children in Detroit from lead in their schools, and I believe that we need a massive investment in school infrastructure–the buildings and community spaces that are so critical to the safety and security of children in the place we leave them, most of the day, most of the year. Rather than gutting the Department of Education, I will support public schools, protect the civil rights of children, respect and invest in our educators and staff, and fight to guarantee high-quality public education for all. Teachers deserve to be paid more. So I support raising the minimum salary for teachers to at least $60,000/year. I also support more investment in paraprofessionals, including nurses, psychologists, social workers, and behavioral health specialists, so that all students have access to wraparound services that are critical to ensuring a healthy and productive learning environment.
The federal government has failed to care for students with disabilities and special needs and I believe we should fulfill our obligation to finally fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Further, we need to think beyond the outdated funding models that tie school funding to property taxes, which deprive working-class communities and schools of sufficient resources. Public school should be truly public–and I oppose efforts to privatize public education through vouchers and other programs intended to move public money into private pockets.
We need to think past traditional models of education. I’ll work alongside our unions to fund and expand vocational and apprenticeship training opportunities so that every American has a pathway to expand their skills. In addition, I believe in expanding funding for America’s HBCUs, community colleges, and trade schools, recognizing that these have been the engine of social mobility for generations of young people locked out of other forms of higher education.
America’s colleges and universities are among its most critical research institutions. They deserve more funding, not less. That funding should focus on high-risk, high-impact science that has the potential to change the world. Sadly, too few have access to our colleges and universities. That’s why I believe that every student deserves a debt-free and tuition-free pathway toward the skills they need to thrive, be that a two-year apprenticeship or a four-year college education and beyond. To cap the runaway inflation in higher education, I believe we must cap the administrative overhead costs for institutions receiving federal funding. We need more research and teaching rather than rec centers and flavors of frozen yogurt. I will also champion non-traditional tenure pathways for educators whose work advances the teaching mission of higher education institutions.
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Michigan is the cherry capital of America and one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the nation. For too long, Washington has ignored us. Federal farm subsidies funnel money to massive corn and soy operations while family farmers go broke and the crops that define Michigan farming struggle. I’ll fight to redirect federal farm subsidies away from corporate agribusiness and toward the family farmers who need them. I aim to cap individual subsidy payments at $250,000 per year and reinvest those dollars into specialty crops, diversified agriculture, and regenerative farming that builds long-term food security and rural prosperity. I’ll push for targeted, negotiated trade protections for Michigan’s specialty crops. Unlike the reckless blanket tariffs that raise farmers’ costs and invite retaliation, I’ll focus duties squarely at the foreign producers who dump below-cost goods into our markets and undercut Michigan farmers who play by the rules. I’ll reform the H-2A guest worker program through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, creating real pathways to legal status for the immigrant farmworkers who harvest our food while streamlining a visa system that currently leaves family farms in limbo every season. And I’ll champion a federal right-to-repair law because a family farmer in Leelanau County shouldn’t have to wait two weeks and pay dealer prices just to fix the tractor sitting in their field at harvest time.
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I literally wrote the book on Medicare for All. And I am the only candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan running to guarantee healthcare for every single American. No one should have to choose between getting the care they need or going into debt in the richest, most powerful country in the world. I will fight to expand Medicare to cover all necessary healthcare, including vision, dental, and hearing, and extend it to every single American from cradle to grave without premiums, copays, or deductibles. Medicare should be automatic, for everyone, and accepted everywhere. Medicare for All does not have to ban additional private insurance through unions or employers, although Medicare for All should make those choices redundant and unnecessary.
Expanding Medicare and providing it to every single American would make it stronger. As a nation, Americans hold more than $225 billion in medical debt. I think it shouldn’t exist–and I erased it for tens of thousands of Michiganders in Wayne County. I favor abolishing it for every American immediately.
In the meantime, I categorically oppose the privatization of Medicare or the attempt to cut Medicaid or destroy the ACA market by cutting subsidies. We need to expand guaranteed health insurance, not sell it off to corporations or cut it. I will push to immediately repeal Medicaid and ACA subsidy cuts from the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill” Act.
I categorically oppose the use of AI to allow health insurance of any kind to second-guess decisions made by your doctor.
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As the former Director of Wayne County’s Veterans Services division, I hold solemn the commitment we have made to our veterans. I believe in expanding and improving the VA, not cutting it. I also believe that no veteran should go without housing, a good job, and an education. That’s why I support vastly expanding the services we provide our veterans to include them.
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I oppose the hospital mergers and acquisitions that are leaving Americans with fewer healthcare choices and nurses, hospital workers, and doctors with less power at their workplace. I want to empower the FTC to retrospectively review mergers and acquisitions and grant them the power to break up monopolies in healthcare. I support the Break Up Big Medicine Act.
We also need to expand public healthcare by investing more in federally qualified health centers and public clinics and hospitals.
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It is absurd that we pay more for prescription drugs than any other country on Earth. It’s why I was proud to help design President Biden’s drug price negotiation policy that was passed into law under the Inflation Reduction Act. I support expanding that law to empower Medicare to negotiate prices for every single prescription drug, negotiate prices far earlier after drugs hit the market, and extend the ability to negotiate prices to all patients, not just those on Medicare. I also support public manufacturing of essential medications, such as insulin. I’ll take on the practice of excessive drug patents to stop Big Pharma from using legal tactics to extend their patents. And I will Ban the Middleman, ending pharmacy benefit managers who price-gouge us while offering no essential benefit.
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Public health is critical to keeping us healthy and safe in our communities. If elected, I would be the first Democratic doctor elected to the U.S. Senate since 1969 and the first-ever public health official to serve in that body. Given all that RFK Jr. has done to corrupt our public health in this country, we need leadership with the expertise and experience to rebuild it. Public health must be led by science and free from political meddling. Appointments to critical leadership roles such as CDC Director, FDA Commissioner, and NIH Director should be similar to those for the FBI Director and Federal Reserve: they should be fixed-term appointments that cannot be removed except under specific circumstances. Further, any and all appointments to critical public health bodies, such as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, should be made with the expressed consent of the Senate to protect their integrity.
Rather than gut critical institutions like the CDC, FDA, and Health Resources & Services Administration, I believe in reinvesting and reforming them so that they are better fit for the 21st century. And I believe in vastly increasing support and funding for local and state health departments to meet the needs of their communities.
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Everyone has the right to make personal decisions about their healthcare. Healthcare decisions should be made by a patient (and their parents if they are a minor) and their doctor–no one else. That includes reproductive and gender-affirming care. I’ll fight to codify the rights once protected by Roe v. Wade into federal law. Further, I oppose any effort to criminalize certain medications and the use of lawfare or funding cuts to stop healthcare providers from providing full-spectrum healthcare that meet all the needs of their diverse communities.
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FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00902668
95¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 8 reports ($51.1M of $53.8M). Cash on hand went from $1.1M on Jun 30, 2025 to $2.7M on Oct 14, 2026.
| Report | Raised in the period | Spent in the period | Cash on hand at its close |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025 | $1,794,045 | $693,847 | $1,100,198 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025 | $1,772,187 | $1,028,110 | $1,844,276 |
| YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 | $1,774,092 | $1,639,188 | $1,979,180 |
| APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026 | $2,292,403 | $1,742,256 | $2,529,327 |
| JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026 | $4,577,753 | $4,376,950 | $2,730,129 |
| PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Jul 15, 2026 | $2,305,929 | $2,483,296 | $2,552,763 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 | $30,659,157 | $29,419,716 | $3,792,203 |
| PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 | $8,655,305 | $9,713,480 | $2,734,029 |
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
434 endorsers listed on Abdul El-Sayed’s own campaign site: 13 parties, 222 officials, 32 unions, 115 organizations, 2 newspapers, 50 people.
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Vice President
“Dr. Abdul El-Sayed understands that the power is with the people, and that the stakes couldn’t be higher in this election,” said Vice President Kamala D. Harris. “While Michiganders struggle to afford everyday essentials — housing, gas, groceries, health care, and child care — Trump and Republicans in Congress are giving away $1 trillion in tax breaks to the wealthy and powerful. Abdul knows that we need bold solutions to the crises facing America’s working families, and he is ready to take on this fight. I proudly stand with him to ensure we win a Democratic Senate majority in November.”
Senator · I-Vermont
Senator · D-Michigan
Senator · D-Michigan
Senator · D-Massachusetts
“Michiganders deserve a senator who will fight for them — not for the same billionaires and special interests that have rigged our economy against working people,” said Senator Warren. I’m endorsing Abdul El-Sayed because he’s the fighter Michigan needs in the Senate.” “Senator Warren’s vision for our future – one where corporations can’t buy politicians and people can afford to put food on the table –speaks to Americans everywhere. She’s been a generational voice for Americans who are tired of the status quo,” said Abdul. “Michigan needs unbought, principled leadership, and with Senator Warren’s support, we can get rid of the chokehold that corporations have on our government. I’m so deeply grateful for her support and leadership and look forward to working with her in the Senate.”
Senator · D-Maryland
Senator · D-Minnesota
“I’ve been in Washington for nearly nine years, and I’ve seen two kinds of senators. There are those that go along to get along, hoard their power, and pacify big money. And then there are the fighters willing to challenge the status quo to make this country better for working people. Abdul is a fighter, and that’s why I’m endorsing him to be the next United States Senator for Michigan,” said Senator Smith. “We need leaders in Washington with bold ideas for how to help Americans afford their lives and fix an economic system that’s rigged to benefit the wealthiest and biggest corporations while regular people struggle to pay for rent and groceries, let alone save a little for a vacation or their retirement. Abdul has what it takes to win Michigan and be exactly the kind of leader we need in the United States Senate.”
Senator · D-Massachusetts
“Abdul El-Sayed is the bold progressive leader Michiganders need fighting for them in the Senate. As a doctor and public health leader in Detroit, Abdul has seen firsthand how our broken health care system leaves working families behind, and we need him in the Senate to help pass Medicare for All and guarantee health care as a human right,” said U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). “Abdul refuses to take corporate PAC money and has earned the support of organized labor because working people know he will put their interests ahead of the billionaires, private equity and corporate interests that have”
“Flight attendants are highly trained professionals who do one of the toughest jobs in our economy, and deserve the dignity, pay and protections that should come with that work,” said Abdul. “The AFA-CWA has fought for decades to make aviation safer for workers and passengers alike, and all of us are better off because of it. I’m honored to earn their endorsement and proud to stand alongside them in the broader fight to restore power to working people, protect the right to organize, and transform our economy to benefit all of us, not just corporate executives.”
“Nurses are thrilled to endorse Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan Senate,” said NNU President Jamie Brown, RN. “As a fellow Michigander, I have witnessed Abdul rebuild entire agencies, and he knows what it takes to make government work for the people. He is a long-time, staunch advocate for single-payer, and nurses will be with him on day one to fix our broken health care system.” “I’m incredibly honored to have earned the endorsement of National Nurses United,” said Abdul. “As the son and grandson of nurses, and a public health doctor, I know that nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. But hospital conglomerates are pushing impossible workloads on them, making their working conditions less safe while burying them in piles of paperwork. I will always stand with union nurses who show up everyday to take care of their patients and fight for a better, fairer healthcare system. Together, we’ll pass Medicare for All and build a healthcare system that focuses on patients, rather than corporate profits. When we empower nurses, all of us win.”
“Abdul is as Michigan as cherry pie,” said Ron Bieber, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO. “He was born and raised in Southeast Michigan. He went to public school and captained his high school football and wrestling teams. After attending UofM, Abdul served as Detroit’s health director – prioritizing our kid’s health. And, he’s a card-carrying union member. We need a lifelong Michigander who understands how forever wars abroad drive up the prices we pay for gas and groceries here at home. Tell you one thing for DAMN sure – that ain’t Mike Rogers.”
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
“AFSCME members know that Abdul El-Sayed will stand up for working families and public services against billionaires. Even with our good union jobs, corruption and greed are making life too expensive. Abdul has a real plan to bring down the costs of everyday essentials like prescriptions and groceries. And Abdul has worked alongside AFSCME members in Detroit and Wayne County, and has been a union member,” said Lorna Davison, president of AFSCME Local 1659 and a victim’s advocate for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. “We know Abdul values our work and will keep fighting for the essential services we deliver. AFSCME members are proud to endorse Abdul El-Sayed for Senate to deliver real results for working people.”
“Electing Dr. Abdul El-Sayed – who would be the first Democratic doctor in the Senate since 1969 – would be a historic win for reproductive rights advocates across the country,” said Planned Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. “Throughout his career, Abdul has fought to expand access to reproductive health services. He understands how critical it is that Michiganders can afford to get the care they need. Planned Parenthood Action Fund proudly endorses Abdul, and trusts that he will fight for everyone’s ability to make decisions for their own bodies, lives, and futures. He will bring a much-needed change in perspective to how we approach reproductive health to the Senate.”
“Voters are hungry for change because Washington isn’t working for them,” said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller. “Abdul El-Sayed is earning voters’ trust because he understands that. He’s calling out the corruption and rot in government, and he’s backing it up by refusing to take corporate PAC money. His call for reform is resonating with voters who are fed up with the status quo in Washington and ready for change. We’re thrilled to endorse him,” “Government won’t work for the people until we get billionaire and corporate money out of campaigns,” said Abdul. “That’s why I’m honored to have the endorsement of End Citizens United. Our democracy will function better when elected representatives answer only to their voters, not to wealthy and powerful special interests. It’s time to fix this system that has allowed billionaires to bankroll politicians and then whisper into their ears. Elections belong to the people, not to the highest bidder.”
“Abdul El-Sayed is a doctor, a fighter, and exactly the kind of leader Michigan needs right now,” said HRC President Kelley Robinson. “While his opponent has spent his career making life harder for Michiganders, Abdul has spent his making it better – for everyone. He’s a proven public servant and champion for equality. The Human Rights Campaign is proud to stand with him and go all in to send him to the Senate this November.” “I’m proud to have the Human Rights Campaign standing with us in this race,” said Abdul El-Sayed. “LGBTQ+ Michiganders deserve leaders who will have their backs when it matters most, not just when it’s politically convenient. That’s the commitment I’ve carried throughout my career in Detroit and Wayne County, and in the United States Senate, I’ll fight to ensure every Michigander can live without discrimination and never have to wonder whether their rights will still be there tomorrow.”
Former Candidate for US Senate
Dr. · Democratic Nominee for NJ-12
“Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running on a simple message: money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for All,” said Dr. Hamawy. “This is what the American people want. Because of our experiences, we both know that patients and providers are getting screwed by a healthcare system that puts profit over people. It is time for a new generation of leaders unafraid to challenge entrenched corrupt interests and win an America that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few. Abdul has my full support and I look forward to working with him in Congress.”
Entrepreneur | Former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Rev. · New Destiny Christian Fellowship
“Following his on air endorsement, Rev. Sheffield provided the following statement: “In an era unlike anything we have ever seen in terms of the massive and intentional social and economic impact upon families, farmers, municipalities, and citizens, we can ill afford to have anyone other that Abdul El-Sayed in the US Senate to protect us, and who will not only fight for us but will also win for us”.”
Bishop · Detroit Pastor & Community Leader
Pastor · Fellowship COGIC (Detroit)
Bishop · Prayer Garden COGIC
Pastor · Second Missionary Baptist Church
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Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers by 2.9 pointsAverage of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls
Latest poll · InsiderAdvantage, Oct 22, 2026
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Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the campaign’s; the record marking is ours.
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 14,376 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $5.6M.
Money moved in from the candidate’s other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee. It was raised once and is reported again here on arrival. The largest of the sources is listed. In all, 14 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $6M.
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 133 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $389.2K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Total reported receipts $53,830,872
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
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35% of the money placed by state came from inside Michigan: $2M of $5.6M.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 6,135 contributions · 35% | $1,975,475 |
| 2,184 contributions · 22% | $1,232,863 |
| 784 contributions · 6.5% | $363,516 |
| 595 contributions · 5.5% | $306,423 |
| 402 contributions · 4.5% | $253,807 |
| 329 contributions · 3.6% | $201,794 |
| 292 contributions · 3.2% | $176,291 |
| 430 contributions · 2.5% | $139,260 |
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 52 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 6,709 contributions · 34% of ranked | $1,264,137 |
| Written instead of an employer · 1,411 contributions · 21% of ranked | $791,009 |
| 41 contributions · 1.3% of ranked | $47,930 |
| 101 contributions · 1.1% of ranked | $40,137 |
| 19 contributions · 0.8% of ranked | $29,500 |
| 27 contributions · 0.8% of ranked | $29,495 |
| 46 contributions · 0.7% of ranked | $27,500 |
| 7 contributions · 0.6% of ranked | $24,000 |
A further $116,941 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($19,240,273) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
The campaign also refunded $271,455 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Total itemized disbursements $43,995,969
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 4,207 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
321 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $1,960,705 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 109 payments · 35% of all spending | $17,949,580 |
| 23 payments · 33% of all spending | $16,980,288 |
| 182 payments · 5.1% of all spending | $2,601,788 |
| 135 payments · 2.8% of all spending | $1,442,717 |
| 13 payments · 0.7% of all spending | $358,612 |
| 8 payments · 0.7% of all spending | $332,746 |
| 15 payments · 0.6% of all spending | $311,446 |
| 6 payments · 0.6% of all spending | $287,000 |
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1,757 contributions · 24% of ranked | $1,223,618 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 6,078 contributions · 21% of ranked | $1,061,467 |
| 385 contributions · 5.3% of ranked | $269,519 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 616 contributions · 4.1% of ranked | $212,742 |
| 109 contributions · 3.5% of ranked | $181,462 |
| 387 contributions · 2.8% of ranked | $144,000 |
| 81 contributions · 1.5% of ranked | $78,653 |
| 161 contributions · 1.5% of ranked | $74,726 |
A further $71,115 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($19,240,273) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.