MI-SEN: Stevens courts McMorrow supporters, leans into electability pitch at small business visit

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democratic candidate in a U.S. Senate primary that is now a two-person race, drew hard lines between herself and her primary opponent, former Wayne County Health Department executive Abdul El-Sayed, in a visit to Sea Leveaux, a Cajun boil restaurant in downtown Lansing that opened on Thursday.

She made her bid to former supporters of Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the contentious primary on Sunday, trying to attract them into her camp, leaning heavily on a message of electability in the November general election against Republican Mike Rogers.

“Mallory McMorrow is a friend of mine,” Stevens said. “Her supporters are amazing people who work really hard alongside her, and I’m welcoming them with open arms, eager to earn their vote, and to accomplish this goal of beating Mike Rogers in November. That’s what this is all about.”

Much of that argument centered on her support for manufacturing in the state, in her time as a representative and before. She called herself “Michigan’s manufacturing geek” and “Michigan’s workhorse.”



https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/06/stevens-courts-mcmorrow-supporters-leans-into-electability-pitch-at-small-business-visit/