Democratic congresswoman Stevens endorses Republican Rogers in Michigan

Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who lost her party’s Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate on Sunday, two days before the midterm elections.

Why it matters: The cross-party endorsement, and the resignation of many of Stevens’s own staff in protest, is a late blow to El-Sayed in a closely contested Senate race that helps decide control of the chamber.

Data as of Reports of November 1, 2026 by Al Jazeera, carrying AP, and by The Hill, both read in full in this run via the live browser. Stevens’s stated reasons and the staff resignations are as reported by The Hill, including a statement by her former chief of staff first shared by CNN; the number of staff who resigned was not given. Developing item.

Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan, a Democrat who lost the August Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed by a slim margin, endorsed the Republican candidate, former Representative Mike Rogers, on Sunday, appearing with Rogers at a Detroit church service and posting a video endorsement. Stevens said her decision was a personal one made in response to hate, and The Hill reported she cited El-Sayed’s ties to the political streamer Hasan Piker; El-Sayed’s campaign dropped her from a joint campaign event scheduled for the same day.

Many members of Stevens’s congressional staff resigned over the endorsement, including her chief of staff of eight years, Justin German, who said the team was shocked and heartbroken by her support for Rogers and urged voters to back El-Sayed and Democrats up and down the ballot. The endorsement lands two days before the November 3 midterms, in a Michigan Senate race described by both outlets as closely contested.

Democratic congresswoman Stevens endorses Republican Rogers in Michigan

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