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- Trump’s endorsement heightens expectations that Rogers will again be the Republican nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat.
- A more competitive race has developed in the Democratic race to succeed U.S. Sen. Gary Peters.
President Donald Trump endorsed former congressman Mike Rogers July 24 in his Republican bid for an open U.S. Senate seat.
Trump announced the endorsement on his Truth Social media platform in a move that strengthened already strong expectations that Rogers, who lost narrowly to U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024, will again be the Republican nominee in 2026, this time for a seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township.
“I’m grateful to have President Trump’s complete and total endorsement,” Rogers said in a news release.
“He knows that we have what it takes to win this seat and deliver real results for hard-working families.”
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, announced on X that he would not run for the U.S. Senate, after discussions with his family and “in consultation with President Trump.” That announcement largely cleared the field of major potential challengers to Rogers.
Huizenga did not say whether he would seek a ninth term in Congress, where he represents the 4th Congressional District and where Republicans hold a slim majority in the U.S. House going into the midterm elections.
Rogers, a former FBI agent from Livingston County, served seven terms in Congress and became chair of the House Intelligence Committee before stepping down in 2015 to become a radio talk show host.
Rogers also had Trump’s endorsement in the 2024 U.S. Senate race.
Republicans and Democrats will choose their respective U.S. Senate candidates in a primary election next year. Peters announced in January that he wouldn’t seek a third six-year term, setting the stage for Michigan’s second open seat U.S. Senate election in two years.
A competitive race is developing on the Democratic side, where announced candidates include U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham; state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak; former state House Speaker Rep. Joe Tate, D-Detroit; and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Ann Arbor, a former Wayne County health director who sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018.
Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate election in Michigan since former U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham won a single term in 1994.
Contact Paul Egan: 517-372-8660 or pegan@freepress.com.
