Abdul El-Sayed
Physician and former Wayne County health director running in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Running for U.S. Senate — senior seat · Physician, former Wayne County health director.
Abdul El-Sayed is a physician who led the Wayne County health department and previously ran statewide in the 2018 gubernatorial primary. He is running to the field’s left in the Democratic primary for the seat Sen. Gary Peters is vacating.
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The race
Full race guide Currently held by Gary Peters — not running again
Term 6 years · term limits: none
The story Open seat — Peters is retiring.
Also in the Democratic primary
- Haley Stevens U.S. representative from Oakland County.
Possible November opponents
- Mike Rogers (R) Former U.S. representative; unopposed in the primary.
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