Michigan Senate race

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports Medicare for All and medical debt cancellation

El-Sayed advocates for a single-payer Medicare for All healthcare system to guarantee universal coverage and eliminate copays and deductibles. He supports eliminating medical debt nationwide and breaking up major healthcare corporations to lower prescription drug prices.

• Sponsor legislation to enact a single-payer Medicare for All system nationwide
• Eliminate medical debt across the country, building on his work canceling debt for 300,000 Wayne County residents
• Lower drug costs by negotiating prescription prices and curbing administrative waste
• Protect reproductive and LGBTQ+ healthcare freedoms

“I literally wrote the book on Medicare for All because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. ... I will sponsor legislation to enact M4A and eliminate medical debt nationwide.”

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports protecting Medicare and market-based drug cost reduction

Rogers emphasizes protecting traditional Medicare and Social Security benefits for seniors while lowering prescription drug prices. His congressional record includes co-authoring legislation to repeal Medicare spending cuts in the Affordable Care Act and supporting Medicare Part D.

• Protect seniors' Social Security and Medicare benefits from government cuts
• Lower prescription drug costs through market-based competition
• Co-authored legislation in Congress to repeal Affordable Care Act Medicare cuts
• Passed pediatric drug research legislation to improve drug safety for children

“I’ll always put America and Michigan first. That means bringing manufacturing jobs back home, lowering the cost of gas, groceries, & prescription drugs, protecting seniors’ social security & medicare, and setting our kids up for success by prioritizing education not indoctrination.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports taxing billionaires and empowering labor unions

El-Sayed targets the affordability crisis by proposing wealth taxes on billionaires, enforcing antitrust laws to stop corporate price-gouging, and strengthening labor unions through the PRO Act. He supports bringing manufacturing back through fair trade policies while rejecting broad tariffs.

• Tax billionaire wealth to fund infrastructure, public education, and healthcare
• Pass the PRO Act to guarantee workers' rights to organize and earn fair wages
• Enforce antitrust regulations to prevent corporate price-gouging on household goods
• Reject bad trade deals and broad tariffs while building manufacturing in Michigan

“The affordability crisis has made it too hard for working people to get by.”

“Bring good jobs back home. No more bad trade deals. No dumb tariffs. Stop the wars. Invest here. Build things in Michigan again.”

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports tax cuts, deregulation, and domestic manufacturing

Rogers focuses on lowering inflation and the cost of everyday goods by reducing business tax burdens, rolling back federal regulations, and expanding energy production. He stresses bringing manufacturing jobs back to Michigan and highlighted his congressional vote against the Wall Street bailout.

• Bring manufacturing jobs back home to Michigan
• Lower prices on gas, groceries, and basic living essentials through energy development and tax relief
• Reduce federal regulations and tax burdens on employers to encourage hiring
• Voted against the Wall Street bailout during his time in Congress

“I’ll always put America and Michigan first. That means bringing manufacturing jobs back home, lowering the cost of gas, groceries, & prescription drugs, protecting seniors’ social security & medicare, and setting our kids up for success by prioritizing education not indoctrination.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports federal investments in affordable housing

El-Sayed classifies housing affordability and homelessness as core priorities in his economic agenda, supporting federal investments to expand affordable housing stock for working families.

• Expand federal support and investments for affordable housing development
• Implement federal initiatives to address homelessness and housing costs

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports 529 plan expansion and builder tax incentives

Rogers introduced a dedicated housing plan aimed at assisting first-time buyers and sparking homebuilding. His plan expands 529 savings plans to cover home down payments tax-free, allows rent payments to build credit, and creates 100% tax-free residential construction zones.

• Expand 529 plans to cover first-time home down payments and first-year property taxes tax-free
• Allow families to build credit for timely rent payments and defer student loans while saving for a down payment
• Roll back federal regulations that increase housing construction costs
• Establish residential housing zones offering 100% tax-free incentives for new home construction

“assists with downpayments by expanding 529 plans to housing, lowers interest rates by allowing families to build credit for timely payments, brings down purchase prices by ending excessive Democrat regulations, [and] encourages new homebuilding by adding incentives for homebuilders.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports diplomacy, ending foreign wars, and re-evaluating aid to Israel

El-Sayed champions a diplomacy-centered foreign policy focused on human rights and justice. He advocates stopping foreign wars to reinvest resources domestically and has publicly criticized U.S. military aid to Israel.

• End foreign military engagements and redirect defense resources to domestic investments
• Criticize U.S. military aid to Israel and the political influence of groups like AIPAC
• Pursue diplomacy-first international relations

“Bring good jobs back home. No more bad trade deals. No dumb tariffs. Stop the wars. Invest here. Build things in Michigan again.”

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports America First security and strong national defense

Rogers leverages his background as House Intelligence Committee Chairman and an FBI agent to advocate for strong national security and alignment with Donald Trump's foreign policy. He emphasizes countering intelligence threats from China and maintaining robust defense funding.

• Align with Donald Trump's America First foreign policy agenda
• Confront strategic security threats and intellectual property theft by China
• Leverage congressional intelligence background to combat foreign terrorism
• Voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in Congress

“I’ll stand with President Trump to deliver on the mandate given to him by the American people.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports banning corporate money and reforming the Supreme Court

El-Sayed makes eliminating corporate influence in politics a primary pillar of his campaign, pledging to refuse all corporate PAC contributions. He advocates for SCOTUS reform to overturn Citizens United, ending gerrymandering, and abolishing the Senate filibuster.

• Refuse corporate PAC contributions for his campaign
• Support legislation banning corporate money in federal elections and increasing lobbying transparency
• Nominate Supreme Court justices committed to overturning Citizens United
• Abolish the Senate filibuster and enact legislation to end political gerrymandering

“I am committed to using Michigan’s voice in the US Senate to hold the government accountable to the people, and I am the only candidate in this race who has never and will never accept corporate contributions.”

R Republican Mike Rogers

Emphasizes law enforcement experience targeting political corruption

Rogers highlights his background as an FBI special agent targeting public corruption and human traffickers rather than proposing structural campaign finance legislative reforms.

• Highlight FBI career taking down corrupt politicians and criminals
• Emphasize government accountability through law enforcement experience

“I followed in my family’s footsteps by serving in the Army. Then, I served in the FBI taking down human traffickers and corrupt politicians.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports funding public schools through wealth taxes

El-Sayed advocates funding public education by taxing billionaire wealth. As Detroit Health Officer, he led local health initiatives in public schools including lead remediation and free vision care.

• Tax billionaire wealth to fund investments in K-12 public education
• Expand health, vision, and environmental safety programs in public schools

R Republican Mike Rogers

Opposes ideological instruction and supports tax-free education savings

Rogers focuses on prioritizing core academic achievement while eliminating political indoctrination in classrooms. He supports tax-advantaged education savings options and previously voted to eliminate federal taxes on education savings plans.

• Focus school curricula on academic readiness rather than ideological indoctrination
• Expand tax-free 529 savings plans for education and career training
• Voted in Congress to eliminate federal taxes on education savings plans

“I’ll always put America and Michigan first. That means bringing manufacturing jobs back home, lowering the cost of gas, groceries, & prescription drugs, protecting seniors’ social security & medicare, and setting our kids up for success by prioritizing education not indoctrination.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports community public health safety and law enforcement partnerships

El-Sayed highlights his record working with law enforcement during his tenure as a city and county health official. He emphasizes a public health approach to safety, including expanding Narcan access and curbing environmental hazards.

• Partnered with law enforcement as Wayne County and Detroit health officer
• Expanded overdose prevention and Narcan distribution to improve public safety
• Endorsed by the Wayne County Deputy Sheriff's Association

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports tough-on-crime policies based on FBI background

Rogers emphasizes his law enforcement career as an FBI special agent targeting human traffickers and corrupt officials. His platform supports traditional law enforcement funding and tough-on-crime measures.

• Leverage background as an FBI special agent targeting human trafficking and corruption
• Promote tough-on-crime initiatives to reduce street crime

“I followed in my family’s footsteps by serving in the Army. Then, I served in the FBI taking down human traffickers and corrupt politicians.”

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports protecting federal abortion access and reproductive freedom

El-Sayed advocates for codifying federal abortion rights and protecting healthcare freedoms for women and LGBTQ+ individuals as part of his broader healthcare platform.

• Protect federal abortion access and reproductive healthcare freedom
• Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Fems for Dems

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports federal restrictions on abortion

Rogers maintains a pro-life legislative record from his service in the U.S. House, where he voted in favor of restricting abortions after 20 weeks of gestation.

• Voted for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797) in the U.S. House
• Endorsed by Citizens for Traditional Values PAC

D Democratic Abdul El-Sayed

Supports clean water protections and taking on polluters

El-Sayed prioritizes clean air and water protections, taking on corporate polluters, and safeguarding Michigan's natural resources alongside sustainable farming policies.

• Protect clean water access and hold corporate polluters accountable
• Support environmental protection and sustainable agricultural policy

R Republican Mike Rogers

Supports domestic energy production and agricultural deregulation

Rogers advocates promoting American energy independence and reducing regulatory burdens on agricultural producers and employers. He voted for the 2014 Farm Bill in Congress.

• Promote American energy independence by reducing environmental regulations
• Voted for the 2014 Farm Bill (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act)
• Endorsed by Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC