OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
8:27 AM – Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Days before voting begins, Senator Elizabeth Warren has endorsed epidemiologist Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed in the competitive Democrat primary race for the U.S. Senate representing Michigan.
“Abdul is the only candidate in this race not taking corporate money, and he’s fighting to get money out of politics altogether,” Warren said in a video posted to X on Monday. “Abdul studied to be a doctor, and he’s fighting for every single American to have affordable, high-quality healthcare.”
“Abdul has been a card-carrying union member and he’s fighting for working people. That’s why he’s endorsed by the United Auto Workers. And he’s growing a movement of working people all across Michigan,” Warren continued, adding later, “He is the fighter Michigan needs in the Senate.”
Warren (D-Mass.) previously supported Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-Mich.), who dropped out of the race earlier this month after seeing El-Sayed surge in the polls. Her name will still appear on the ballot.
El-Sayed, the former director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services in Wayne County, hailed the congresswoman’s vision for the future “where corporations can’t buy politicians and people can afford to put food on the table.”
“She’s been a generational voice for Americans who are tired of the status quo,” the Democrat Candidate said in response to Warren’s endorsement video on Monday. “Michigan needs unbought, principled leadership, and with Senator Warren’s support, we can get rid of the chokehold that corporations have on our government. I’m so deeply grateful for her support and leadership and look forward to working with her in the Senate.”
The race between El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), a former aide to President Barack Obama, has become a proxy war between the progressive and centrist factions of the Democrat Party.
El-Sayed, representing the progressive side, is also endorsed by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-described democratic socialist, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a self-described progressive Democrat. He has also received support from prominent House progressives, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Stevens is backed by retiring incumbent Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who is generally seen as a mainstream Democrat, as well as former Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Polling indicates the race will be tight between the two prevailing Democrat candidates. The winner is likely to face former Representative Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the frontrunner for the Republicans, after the primaries on Tuesday, August 4th.
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