DETROIT — Former Democratic candidate Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, who she previously labeled as a rubber stamp for President Trump’s agenda.
But after bitter disagreements with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, Stevens endorsed her once-opponent in the critical U.S. Senate race.
El-Sayed and Stevens each ran hard-fought campaigns in the August Democratic primary.
Their race brought in more than $70 million in spending and ended with El-Sayed winning by less than 1%.
Divisions between the candidates had mostly mended after the primary, when Stevens and other Michigan Democrats endorsed El-Sayed.
But after controversy over an outside ad that was critical of Israel, El-Sayed said that Stevens shouldn’t appear at a campaign event.
Just hours before voting ends, Stevens went back on her support of El-Sayed, appearing instead with Rogers at a Sunday church service in Detroit.
Rogers spoke with 9&10 News this afternoon about the endorsement. He says he welcomes the support of Stevens and didn’t expect to have her by his side.
“She called me Sunday morning,” Rogers said. “We were on our way to church and said, ‘Hey, do you mind if we join you?’ And I was glad to have her and ...