Former state health officer Abdul El-Sayed enters Democratic US Senate race

Anti-Israel Politician Launches Bid For Michigan Senate Seat

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed Launches Bid (Source: WLNS 6 News/Youtube) Abdul Ed-Sayed, a progressive Michigan Democrat and Israel critic, launched a Senate campaign on Thursday, saying that Congress should “fight back” against the Trump administration.  “I believe pretty profoundly in the goodness of Michiganders,” El-Sayed said. “And I believe that they’re not looking for what your name is. They’re looking for what you intend to do…

Abdul El Sayed announces candidacy for U.S. senate seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters

Dr. Abdul El Sayed, former director of the Wayne County Public Health Department, announced in candidacy for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

Pro-Palestinian Candidate Jumps Into Michigan’s Senate Race

Abdul El-Sayed, a former Michigan health official known for his pro-Palestinian sympathies, has jumped into the Democratic primary to replace the retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., in the Senate. El-Sayed, who served as the director of the Wayne County public health department from March 2023 until this month, previously ran unsuccessfully for Michigan governor in 2018. He lost by a wide margin to Gretchen Whitmer in the Democrat primary. This …

Michigan Health Official Abdul El-Sayed Announces Run for Senate

Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORK MICHIGAN, April 17, 2025 ~ The pool of candidates for Michigan‘s open Senate seat grew Thursday after Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced his candidacy in the Democrat primary. The former health director in Wayne County joins State Sen. Mallory McMarrow (D-Royal Oak) in the Democrat primary to fill the seat that Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) will leave in 2026. So far, the GOP primary is filled by former U.S. Rep. Mike R…

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed launches campaign for US Senate

DETROIT — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, former director of Wayne County's health department and a past candidate for governor, announced Thursday he'll run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, saying it's time for people to "step up and fight back" against…

Former public health director launches campaign for Michigan US Senate seat

A former Michigan public health director announced his candidacy Thursday for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats. Abdul El-Sayed, who was director of the Detroit Health Department and Wayne County Health, Human and Veterans Services, is running for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who announced earlier this year he would not seek reelection in 2026. El-Sayed’s campaign put out a news release in which the Democrat described an “…