Candidate for US Senate, Michigan
American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984)
| Born | 1984-10-31 · Rochester Hills, Michigan |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan (BS) Oriel College, Oxford (DPhil) Columbia University (MD) |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
At a post-election gathering in Washington, Democratic senators Chris Van Hollen and Elissa Slotkin declined to endorse Schumer for the role. Slotkin said she would not rule out running herself. Mark Kelly said he planned to support Schumer but joined calls for Democrats to do things differently. Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed also left the possibility open.
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CNN
Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed appeared on “This Week” after his historic midterm victory over Republican Mike Rogers, saying Democrats would work with Trump if he “wants to act serious.”
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ABC News
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviewed Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Democrat, on “This Week.” El-Sayed said Democrats need a leader who will deliver on the mandate they have just received.
AABC News
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed criticised Trump’s trade war with Canada, warning that higher costs on Canadian goods would be borne by US consumers. He mocked the tariffs on Pod Save America, days after becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
AAl Jazeera
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed said he was “running on adrenaline and caffeine” after his race against Republican Mike Rogers was called early Wednesday. Democrats scored another major win in the key swing state and won a substantial Senate majority in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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The Associated Press
In a CNN interview, Michigan Democratic senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed said he wants to investigate Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over FDA and CDC staffing cuts that he says contributed to food recalls. He also discussed his first Senate priorities and Vice President JD Vance swearing him in.
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Abdul El-Sayed invoked “Wolverine 1, Buckeye 0” as he called out Vance in his victory speech. The son of Egyptian immigrants will become the nation’s first Muslim senator. The former public health official has never held elected office and lost Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary by double digits eight years ago.
TThe Associated Press
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed told The Associated Press that voters rejected what he called a “hateful, spiteful campaign” after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity.
TThe Associated Press
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers to win Michigan’s Senate seat, becoming the first Muslim senator in the country. At a Detroit victory rally, he thanked supporters for backing an “unlikely” candidate, calling the result a breakthrough for the party’s left wing.
TThe Associated Press
Michigan’s Senate race has entered its final hours, with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed seeking to become the first Muslim in the US Senate and unseat Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed has faced a slew of last-minute Islamophobic attacks.
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On the eve of the US midterms, Democrats criticised Representative Haley Stevens for backing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers instead of her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. Democratic leaders rallied behind El-Sayed, who has faced Islamophobic attacks during the campaign.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 09:06
Donald Trump is wrapping up the final days of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in Iowa and Kansas. Speaking for two hours in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, he continued his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-02 05:00
At a church service in Detroit, Khalilah Ali, daughter of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and her son Jacob Ali-Wertheimer endorsed Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for the US Senate, saying he is part of Muhammad Ali’s legacy.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-02 03:17
El-Sayed brushed aside Stevens’ support for a Republican candidate for Senate.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-02 02:41
A Michigan Democrat endorsed the Republican candidate in the state’s closely watched US Senate race, escalating a feud with her party’s candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, days before the vote. Haley Stevens, a congresswoman who lost the Democratic nomination to El-Sayed, appeared with Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday and later said in a video posted on X, “I don't belong in Abdul's campaign.”
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 01:34
Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in one of this year’s most high-profile Senate races. Stevens lost the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed. Their rift became public after Stevens urged El-Sayed to denounce an outside group’s ad that she said blamed Israel for high grocery prices.
GGuardian NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 01:04
At an Iowa rally, Trump praised congresswoman Haley Stevens for leaving the Democrats to support Mike Rogers’s Senate campaign, and invited her to join the Republican party. He then called Muslim Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist,” continuing his Islamophobic attacks on the progressive Senate nominee.
GGuardian NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 01:04
At a rally, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed joked about President Donald Trump’s tendency to mispronounce his name, saying they would make Trump call him “senator.”
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-02 00:43
Donald Trump repeatedly called Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist” at an Iowa campaign event and said Congress would need a special metal detector for him if elected. Trump praised El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, and Haley Stevens, who had switched her support to Rogers.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-02 00:16
Two days ahead of the vote, Stevens threw her support behind Rogers, the Republican choice for the Senate seat. The Michigan Democrat had lost her party's nomination contest to Abdul El-Sayed.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-01 22:56
