Exclusive – Former Rep. Mike RogersLast year’s election was a Republican Senate nominee for Michigan, who ran for the Senate in a major Great Lakes Battlefield state for the second time.
Rogers, a former FBI agent who later served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee during his time in Congress, announced his candidacy 2026 Senate Competition To successfully retire Democratic Senator Gary Peters in a video shared nationwide with Fox News.
“As your next senator, I’m not only representing Michigan, I’m going to fight for it,” Rogers stressed in his video announcement.
Rogers highlighted his career with the Military, the FBI, and elected state and federal lawmakers, and he said he was “working to be your next senator because I’ve been doing the service. Michigan, let’s get started.”
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Mike Rogers, a former Rep. Michigan Republican Senate candidate, was interviewed on April 2, 2024 at Fox New Digital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
and In his video Rogers also focused on his support for President Donald Trump, saying: “I will stand with President Trump and we will fulfill the tasks that the American people have given him…for me, it will always be the United States and Michigan.”
Rogers wins 2024 Republican Senate nomination In Michigan But in the November campaign last year, Democratic nominee Elissa Slotkin barely lost to replace retired Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. Slotkin beats Rogers, who beat him by about 19,000 votes or a third of the percentage points.
Will this blue state Republican end his 20-year winning streak in the Republican state?
Michigan’s Senate seat is one of three seats held by Democrats National Republican Senators Committee The (NRSC) program aims to expand the Republican Party’s current 53-47 majority in the chamber to achieve major goals. Two others are in New Hampshire, where long-time Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen retires instead of running for reelection in 2026, while the Republicans see the Republicans as there as the vulnerable training for the first-time Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.
Mike Rogers, Republican Senate nominee, spoke at a campaign event in Flint, Michigan, Monday, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Rogers was the first major Republican to compete in the Michigan Senate game, but he may not have his own field.
Longtime Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga told Fox News last week that Peters announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection, “My phone started to ring, it didn’t stop ringing.”
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Huizenga, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010, represents Michigan’s fourth congressional district, which covers parts of the southwestern part of the state, stressed that he is “encouraging” to seek the Senate from “grassroots people” and donors.
Rep. Bill Huizenga, a Republican of Michigan, spoke at the campaign rally for current President Donald Trump in Portage, Michigan on November 1, 2024. (Bill Huizenga Sports)
As for his timeline, Huizenga said: “I’m still going to do the assessment here, need to work on fundraising and need to make sure I get the support that I really need to be able to do this kind of run.”
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one Trump’s approval, If there is a controversial Republican Senate primary in Michigan, their influence on the Republican Party is stronger than ever.
Although Trump has not yet competed, Rogers hired experienced Republican strategist and 2024 Trump co-run manager Chris Lacivita as senior adviser earlier this year. Lacivita remains in close relationships with the White House president and his political team.
Michigan Republican Senate candidate is Mike Rogers, a former Michigan Congressman, speaking with then-public president nominated former President Donald Trump during a campaign at the Falk Productions Manufacturing facility in Walker, Michigan on September 27, 2024 at the campaign of the Falk Productions Manufacturing facility in Walker, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Rogers carefully considered his 2024 Republican presidential nomination in 2022 and early 2023, with some critical comments about Trump at the time. But Rogers then became a staunch supporter of the then-format president, and Trump recognized Rogers in the 2024 Michigan Senate race, after receiving a Republican presidential nomination.
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In addition to Rogers and Huizenga, business director, conservative commentator and 2022 Republican governor nominee Tudor Dickson It has been said that she is seriously considering another match for the governor or Senate in 2026.
Republican businessman and car dealership executive Kevin Rinke, who ran for governor in 2022, is also believed to be considering another statewide race next year.
Democratic Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow launched a 2026 campaign for the U.S. Senate in Great Lakes Battlefield State earlier this month. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz) (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz)
Earlier this month, Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow launched a Democratic Senate nomination campaign.
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Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet and Haley Stevens are considering running, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is also considering running.
Last month, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who later served as transportation secretary in the administration of former President Joe Biden, ruled out a sport after seriously considering his bid.
