Polling Average
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31.7%
29.2%
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee?
$3.9M
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEpidemiologist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age41 years old (Oct 31, 1984)
GenderMale
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LocationMichigan
BackgroundEpidemiologist
EducationUniversity of Michigan — B.S. (biology and political science), 2007
Notable personal detailsAbdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American epidemiologist, physician, and politician. He served as executive director of the Detroit Health Department and Health Officer for the City of Detroit (2015–2017), and later as director of Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services (2023–2025). He was a Democratic candidate for Michigan governor in 2018 and is running for U.S. Senate in Michigan in 2026.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing corporations and wealthy interests to fund expanded public investment and programs, including proposals for progressive payroll taxes and business gross-receipts or income-based levies to finance universal healthcare, infrastructure, and other public priorities.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and elimination of medical debt; advocates guaranteeing comprehensive, public health insurance for every American while also expanding targeted programs and debt relief.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and has advocated for sanctuary-state policies and protections for immigrant communities. He frames ICE as a paramilitary force that should be dismantled rather than reformed and pledges to lead abolition efforts in the Senate.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports robust pro-choice policies and protection of abortion access, including advocating for Planned Parenthood and state-level measures to protect and expand reproductive health services. Has proposed repealing restrictive state laws that criminalize or limit abortion and said comprehensive family planning must include access to abortion care. Seeks to defend and codify protections for abortion access as part of broader reproductive justice and health-care policy.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal framework and advocates for aggressive action on climate change tied to public-health and environmental-justice goals; has taken regulatory and enforcement actions against local polluters and promoted clean-air measures while in public-health roles. Campaign materials emphasize tackling pollution, removing lead, and investing in communities harmed by fossil-fuel emissions.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports banning military-style assault weapons and expanding federal measures to reduce gun trafficking and close background-check loopholes; advocates for stronger federal gun-safety laws to reduce mass shootings and household gun-related harms.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee?
Endorsers of Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee?
314 Action
Public endorsement
314 Action endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
Elizabeth Warren
Public figure
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
Indivisible
Public endorsement
Indivisible endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Public endorsement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary.
Jewish Voice for Peace
Public endorsement
Jewish Voice for Peace endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
Chris Van Hollen
Public figure
Chris Van Hollen endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary.
Reverend Keith Whitney
Public figure
Reverend Keith Whitney endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.
United Auto Workers
Public figure
United Auto Workers endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.
UAW Community Action Program (Michigan)
Labor organization
UAW Community Action Program in Michigan endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.
Working Families Party
Public figure
Working Families Party endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
National Nurses United
Public figure
National Nurses United endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
Eastern Upper Peninsula Indivisible Chapter
Public endorsement
Eastern Upper Peninsula Indivisible Chapter endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate.
Summer Lee
Public figure
Summer Lee endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
Rashida Tlaib
Political organization
Rashida Tlaib endorsed Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit campaign event.
Horace Sheffield
Political organization
Horace Sheffield endorsed Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit campaign event.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$12.2M
$9.2M
$6.1M
$3.1M
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$12.2M
$2.7M
$9.5M
$527.3K
Source: FEC
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