GOP's Mike Rogers Weighs AIPAC Liability vs. Support in High-Stakes Michigan Senate Race
Rogers attended three AIPAC fundraisers and allies sought to route support through other groups as the super PAC held $59 million, reports said.
- On Sunday and Monday, Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers attended four fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Los Angeles, even as his campaign seeks to obscure the group's public involvement.
- AIPAC's super PAC, the United Democracy Project , spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed during Michigan's primary, creating an "increasingly toxic brand" the Rogers campaign fears could backfire.
- Axios reported that Rogers met with AIPAC board chair Michael Tuchin last week to urge the group to "slow down" its planned ad campaign, proposing alternate support methods like separate pro-Rogers groups to avoid disclosure.
- AIPAC spokeswoman Deryn Sousa confirmed the organization remains "unequivocal in its goal of defeating" El-Sayed, while Rogers' finance chair Bobby Schostak described the relationship as "solid" and dismissed rift reports as overblown.
- With $59 million in the UDP account as of August, the group is weighing how to assist the campaign as Michigan's Senate race remains one of the most competitive contests of the 2026 cycle.
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In the Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Senate race, will anyone take AIPAC’s money?
Reports say the GOP candidate would like the pro-Israel lobby to refrain from direct spending on his campaign against the progressive Democrat. The post In the Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Senate race, will anyone take AIPAC’s money? appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Mike Rogers Attends Multiple AIPAC Fundraisers in Los Angeles Amid Reported Reservations Over Ad Support
LOS ANGELES (VINnews) — Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers attended three fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Los Angeles on Sunday and was scheduled to attend a fourth on Monday, according to a report in The New York Times. The appearances come as Rogers and some of his allies have […]
AIPAC Hosts Multiple Fundraisers for Mike Rogers
"Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers attended three fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Los Angeles on Sunday and another on Monday amid reports that he holds reservations about the pro-Israel group advertising on his behalf to help him defeat Democr
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