Rep. Haley Stevens launches Michigan Senate run, criticizing 'chaos' of Trump's tariffs
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., launched her campaign for the Senate on Tuesday, joining a Democratic primary that is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the country next year — in a tightly divided state also set to be a competitive Senate battleground in the midterm elections.
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., launched her campaign for the Senate on Tuesday, joining a Democratic primary that is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in the country next year — in a tightly divided state also set to be a competitive Senate battleground in the midterm elections.
Stevens joins state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic primary for retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters' seat, which Democrats must hold to have any hope of capturing the Senate majority next year.
Stevens launched her campaign by focusing on the state's crucial auto industry and took aim in her announcement video at President Donald Trump, who carried Michigan by 1 percentage point in November.
Stevens touted her work in former President Barack Obama’s administration as the chief of staff for the White House Auto Task Force to bail out the auto industry, featuring video of Obama praising her work.
"But Donald Trump has a much different plan for Michigan. His chaos and reckless tariffs are putting tens of thousands of Michigan jobs at risk," Stevens said. "Donald Trump says he couldn't care less if auto prices rise. Well, as someone who spent my time in Congress fighting for Michigan jobs, Michigan families and Michigan workers, I couldn't care more."
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