The Arab American News endorsements for Michigan’s pivotal August 4 primary election
July 31st, 20260 Michigan’s primary election carries exceptional importance for shaping political representation and determining policies that will affect the future of our community and communities across the state. Strong, informed participation by Arab American voters in this election is more than a constitutional right; it is an urgent necessity...
El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead
July 31st, 20260 About one week before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election, the two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, faced off Monday night in their second and final televised debate, sharply contrasting their positions on Israel, immigration enforcement, health care, corporate influence and...
Early in-person voting begins across Michigan for the Aug. 4 primary
July 24th, 20260 LANSING — After a full month of absentee voting by mail, Michigan voters can now cast their ballots in person at early voting sites established across the state for the Aug. 4 primary election. The nine-day early in-person voting period begins Saturday, July 25, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 2, giving voters an additional opportunity...
Michigan gubernatorial race narrows to James vs. Johnson in GOP primary, Benson vs. Swanson for Democrats
July 24th, 20261 LANSING — Less than two weeks before Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election, the Republican field for governor has narrowed to just two active candidates following former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's decision to suspend his campaign. Although Cox has withdrawn, his name will remain on the Aug. 4 ballot because absentee voting...
Michigan House District 3 candidates share their vision in The Arab American News questionnaire
July 24th, 20260 In the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic primary, three Arab American candidates are competing for their party's nomination for Michigan's Third House District seat: former Dearborn Board of Education member Hussein Berry, community activist Othman Ali Alaansi and State Rep. Alabas Farhat, who is seeking a third two-year term. The winner of...
Meet the Democratic candidates for Michigan’s Second Senate District: Erin Byrnes vs. Abbas Alawieh
July 24th, 20260 In the Democratic primary election on August 4, only two candidates are competing for the party's nomination in Michigan's Second State Senate District: State Rep. Erin Byrnes and Arab American activist Abbas Alawieh. The winner of the Democratic primary in the district, which encompasses all of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, along with...
Countywide school millage headlines Oakland County Primary ballot
July 24th, 20260 PONTIAC — Voters across Oakland County will decide on more than 40 tax proposals in the Aug. 4 primary election, including a countywide property tax measure that would provide additional funding for public schools throughout the county. The countywide proposal would levy a 1.5-mill property tax — equivalent to $1.50 for every $1,000...
Don Ufford’s campaign accuses Jeremy Moss of dodging debate, taking pro-Israel PAC money
July 24th, 20260 SOUTHFIELD — The campaign of Democratic congressional candidate Don Ufford has launched a sharp attack on its chief rival in Michigan's 11th Congressional District primary, State Sen. Jeremy Moss, accusing him of putting support for Israel ahead of local concerns and refusing to participate in a public debate before the Aug. 4 primary...
Mallory McMorrow exits Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, narrowing the Democratic primary to Stevens and El-Sayed
July 10th, 20261 ROYAL OAK — Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, leaving the race to two candidates, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County Health Director Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. McMorrow announced her decision Sunday in a video posted on the social media platform X,...
El-Sayed clashes with Stevens over AIPAC, corporate donations and Middle East policy in the only U.S. Senate debate
July 10th, 20260 GRAND RAPIDS — Accusations of political corruption, corporate influence and loyalty to special interests dominated the only televised debate Tuesday night between Democratic U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election. Hosted by WOOD-TV 8, the ABC affiliate in Grand...
John James doubles down on Ashura remarks, vows to label CAIR a terrorist organization if elected governor
July 10th, 20260 Rather than retreating from his controversial remarks about Dearborn's Ashura procession, U.S. Rep. John James, a Republican candidate for governor, has escalated his confrontation with the state's Muslim American community, pledging to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist organization if elected in...
AAPAC backs two judicial candidates in the August primary election
July 3rd, 20260 Nonpartisan judicial races AAPAC also announced its endorsement of two candidates in separate judicial races that will be decided during the August primary election. Nicole Huddleston Oakland County Family Court – Division 6 AAPAC endorsed Judge Nicole Huddleston for election to retain her seat on the Oakland County Family...
AAPAC endorses Wayne County transportation and Dearborn Public Library proposals in the August primary election
July 3rd, 20260 The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has endorsed two tax proposals on the August 4 primary election ballot, supporting funding for Dearborn's library millage renewal and the Wayne County transportation millage. Wayne County transportation millage In a proposal that will be presented for the first time to voters in...
AAPAC endorses Alabas Farhat, Gary Schlack in State House races
July 3rd, 20260 The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has announced an extensive slate of endorsements for the Aug. 4 Democratic primary election, backing candidates for the state legislature, local judicial offices and ballot proposals that the organization says reflect its commitment to effective leadership, public service and policies...
AAPAC announces endorsements in competitive State Senate races
July 3rd, 20260 The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has announced an extensive slate of endorsements for the Aug. 4 Democratic primary election, backing candidates for the state legislature, local judicial offices and ballot proposals that the organization says reflect its commitment to effective leadership, public service and policies......
Dearborn voters to decide on historic $1.51 billion school bond proposal in November
June 27th, 20260 DEARBORN — Dearborn voters will face one of the most significant education decisions in the city's history this fall after the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education approved placing a $1.51 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot. If approved, the 20-year plan would finance the largest capital improvement program in the...
AAPAC announces endorsements ahead of Michigan’s August primary election
June 27th, 20260 DEARBORN — As absentee voting begins on June 25, the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has released its list of endorsed candidates for Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election, urging Arab American voters throughout Metro Detroit and across the state to support its endorsed candidates at the polls. AAPAC's endorsement......
UAW endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s competitive U.S. Senate Democratic primary
June 12th, 20260 DETROIT — With polling showing a tightening race among the three leading Democratic candidates for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed scored a major political victory this week after securing the endorsement of the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The union announced that its endorsement of...
What Dearborn and Dearborn Heights voters need to know before the Aug. 4 primary
June 12th, 20260 Voters across Michigan, including those in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, will head to the polls on Aug. 4 for the state's primary election, choosing party nominees for a number of high-profile executive and legislative offices while also deciding several local tax proposals and countywide ballot measures. The primary will determine...
Jocelyn Benson unveils plan for new state agency if elected governor
June 5th, 20260 MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced plans to create a new state department dedicated to arts, culture, tourism and sports if she is elected governor in November. Benson, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the Aug. 4 primary election, said the proposed department would help drive...
Four seats up for election on the Dearborn Board of Education this November
June 5th, 20260 DEARBORN — Voters living within the Dearborn Public Schools district will elect four trustees to the seven-seat Dearborn Board of Education on Nov. 3. The filing period for prospective candidates remains open through July 11. This year's election will be divided into two separate contests. One race will fill three seats with full......
Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to remove Wayne County transit millage from August ballot
June 5th, 20260 DETROIT — A lawsuit seeking to block a proposed property tax millage for public transportation in Wayne County suffered a major setback last week after a Wayne County Circuit Court judge refused to remove the measure from the ballot for the Aug. 4 election. The ruling by Judge Kathleen McCarthy dealt a blow to the efforts of a citizen...
Michigan Democrats make case for an early presidential primary in 2028
May 29th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The road to the White House runs directly through our state.” That was the message delivered by Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, as he formally presented the state’s bid to become one of the nation’s earliest presidential primary contests in the 2028 election cycle. Party Chair Curtis......
Whitmer rules out 2028 presidential run, plans to take time after leaving office
May 29th, 20260 MACKINAC ISLAND — Gov. Whitmer has ruled out a run for president in 2028, seeking to put to rest years of speculation that she could become a leading contender for the Democratic nomination once her second term as governor concludes. Speaking during an interview with Fox 2 Detroit on the sidelines of the annual Mackinac Policy...
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for governor
May 22nd, 20260 DETROIT — In a surprise move that significantly reshapes Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial race, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday that he is ending his independent campaign for governor. The decision, which came amid mounting questions about the viability of his candidacy, was welcomed by many Democrats who feared......
