Incumbent
Michigan Democratic Attorney General nominee?
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APR 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleDistrict Attorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMichigan
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Michigan Law, J.D., magna cum laude (Order of the Coif)
Notable personal detailsEli Noam Savit is an American lawyer, lecturer, and politician serving as the elected Prosecuting Attorney of Washtenaw County, Michigan (in office since 2021). He previously worked as senior legal counsel in the office of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and has experience as an appellate/U.S. Supreme Court litigator. He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor, and he has taught at the University of Michigan Law School. In 2025, he announced a run for Michigan Attorney General and later became the Michigan Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2026 general election.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports protecting access to reproductive health care and opposes enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban; emphasizes investing in healthcare, education, and social services as means to prevent crime and support community well-being. Positions emphasize expanding access and protecting patients and providers rather than market-based rollbacks of government coverage.
Immigration & Border
Eli Savit has directed his office to avoid coordinating with federal immigration enforcement, prioritize visa certifications for trafficking and crime victims, and adopt policies that reduce immigration-related consequences from state-level convictions. He has publicly supported limiting ICE courthouse arrests to ensure noncitizen victims and witnesses participate in the justice system. These actions emphasize protecting access to justice for immigrants while continuing to prosecute serious crimes.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting access to abortion and reproductive health care, opposes criminalizing patients or providers, and has backed a state constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive freedom while acknowledging existing regulatory limits (such as parental-consent rules) may remain. As Washtenaw County Prosecutor he pledged not to prosecute individuals for seeking abortions and has supported legal efforts to block Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.
Climate & Energy
Supports taking legal action against corporate polluters and frames environmental protection as part of consumer and public-health advocacy; has written scholarly work critiquing fossil-fuel influence on state attorneys general and arguing for checks on that influence. Does not present Green New Deal–level commitments on campaign materials but emphasizes enforcement against polluters and protecting communities from environmental harms.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded gun-safety measures including universal background checks, safe-storage requirements, and Extreme Risk Protection Orders (red flag laws) while pursuing criminal-justice reforms. Positions emphasize preventing gun violence through these regulatory and court-based tools rather than unfettered deregulation.
News
Eli Savit is in the news as one of the Democratic candidates running in Michigan’s open 2026 attorney general race. The seat is open because current AG Dana Nessel is term-limited, and the contest is drawing heightened donor attention as part of a broader focus on competitive attorney general races nationwide.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Eli Savit for Michigan Democratic Attorney General nominee?
Michigan Democratic Party
Political organization
Abdul El-Sayed endorsed Eli Savit in his Washtenaw County prosecutor campaign.
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