Abdul El-Sayed

Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate Michigan in 2026 Michigan Primary Election.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a doctor, epidemiologist, and public servant running for U.S. Senate. Born and raised in Southeast Michigan, Abdul has spent his career making government work for people. He 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, Rhodes Scholar, and University of Michigan alum, Abdul is running to build a government that works for regular Michiganders — not billionaires and corporations.

Haley Stevens

Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate Michigan in 2026 Michigan Primary Election.

Haley was born and raised in Oakland County, Michigan. Growing up, her parents owned a landscaping business in Macomb County where they planted, landscaped, and plowed snow in the winter. Later in life, her dad went back to being a first-grade teacher, but even at 80, her family still jokes that he wakes up at the sound of snow.

Mike Rogers

Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate Michigan in 2026 Michigan Primary Election.