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Senate GOP Campaign Arm Whacks Peter Meijer

November 6, 2023 at 11:40 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer’s announcement that he would make a run for the state’s Senate seat was met with a less than enthusiastic response from the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm,” Politico reports.

“Thanks, the National Republican Senatorial Committee said. But no thanks.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Peter Meijer Launches Senate Campaign

November 6, 2023 at 6:32 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R) is jumping into the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, launching a campaign Monday for the Republican Party’s nomination,” the Detroit News reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Peter Meijer Expected to Launch Senate Bid

November 1, 2023 at 11:17 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) told Republican senators that former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) will launch a Michigan Senate campaign this week, citing a conversation he had with a Meijer family member,” Politico reports.

“Young informed colleagues at a Senate GOP lunch Tuesday that he heard Meijer would jump into the race within 48 hours.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

James Craig Launches Senate Bid in Michigan

October 3, 2023 at 7:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig (R) launched a campaign for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, positioning himself as a “passionate” public servant and Trump-friendly outsider in a field of “establishment” types, the Detroit News reports.

Craig is the second widely known Republican to join the swing-state contest after former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) jumped into the race last month, making for a potentially messy primary contest next year. Rogers was recruited and encouraged by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Phone Call Roils Michigan’s GOP Senate Race

September 20, 2023 at 10:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig (R) claims a Republican consultant for former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) offered him “lucrative or financially beneficial” terms to stay out of the U.S. Senate race, The Messenger reports.

She also hinted there would be consequences if he jumped in because “these things get ugly.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Mike Rogers Kicks Off Senate Bid in Michigan

September 6, 2023 at 6:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former Rep. Mike Rogers, a GOP moderate who once chaired the House Intelligence Committee, launched a bid Wednesday for Michigan’s open Senate seat,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Peter Meijer Moves Closer to Senate Bid in Michigan

August 31, 2023 at 12:44 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) has formed an exploratory committee for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat as he weighs formally entering the race, the Detroit News reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Mike Rogers to Run for U.S. Senate in Michigan

August 29, 2023 at 3:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican who served in the U.S. House for seven terms and chaired its intelligence committee, is expected to soon announce a bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat,” the AP reports.

“Rogers would become the first prominent Republican in the state to announce a campaign more than eight months after longtime Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced that she would retire next year after her fourth term.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Mike Rogers Mulls Senate Bid in Michigan

June 30, 2023 at 3:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers (R) “is seriously weighing a campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, a move that would shake up the state’s sleepy Senate race and divert him away from a longshot presidential bid,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

New York Stock Exchange Exec Mulls Michigan Senate Bid

May 1, 2023 at 6:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The vice chair of the New York Stock Exchange is considering a run for Senate in Michigan, where Republicans have been searching for a candidate for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat,” Politico reports.

“Southeast Michigan native John Tuttle is weighing a bid… An alum of Eastern Michigan University, Tuttle served in George W. Bush’s administration before joining the world’s largest stock market in 2007.”

“Tuttle is only in the early stages of exploring a run. But his interest comes as Republicans have so far struggled to field any serious contenders for the seat. Democrats, meanwhile, have united quickly behind Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a strong fundraiser who ousted an incumbent GOP representative in 2018.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

James Craig Weighs Senate Bid in Michigan

April 11, 2023 at 12:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig (R) is giving a “real critical look” at a potential run for U.S. Senate, he told the Detroit News.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Elissa Slotkin Pulls In $1.2 Million on First Day

February 28, 2023 at 9:58 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) raised over $1.2 million in a first day money bomb for her U.S. Senate campaign on Monday, the Detroit News reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Elissa Slotkin Announces Senate Run in Michigan

February 27, 2023 at 8:23 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) “announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate in Michigan on Monday, entering a race regarded as a key battleground in the fight for control of the upper chamber of Congress in 2024,” the Washington Post reports.

“Slotkin’s Senate run was widely anticipated after Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) stunned Michigan Democrats last month with her decision not to seek reelection. In recent weeks, Slotkin has had private conversations with Democrats around the state to gauge and build support for her bid. Most prominent Democrats in the state have decided not to run, making Slotkin the early front-runner.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

John James Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

February 24, 2023 at 10:42 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. John James (R-MI) filed paperwork Friday to run for reelection to his Detroit-area House seat, opting against a campaign for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024,” the AP reports.

“James, a 41-year-old first-term representative and rising star in the party, had been considered one of Republicans’ most promising potential Senate candidates. He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate twice before, losing to Stabenow in 2018 and to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in 2020.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Pete Buttigieg Says He Won’t Run for Senate

February 5, 2023 at 7:08 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he will not run for the open US Senate seat in Michigan in 2024, in his most direct answer to date ruling out a potential bid,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Michigan Republicans Are In Turmoil

February 1, 2023 at 12:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“After a shellacking that wiped them out of power in every branch of state government for the first time in 40 years, Michigan Republicans are discordantly wrestling with an uncertain future,” NBC News reports.

“The front-runners to be the next state GOP chair are failed candidates from 2022 who lost their races after hewing closely to former President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories. A sizable faction of Republican state lawmakers, meanwhile, is eager to move on from Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024, and encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to challenge him.”

“Another messy primary is brewing in the race for Michigan’s open Senate seat in 2024. The most likely GOP prospects represent a mix of these dueling wings of the party: the milder conservatives whose antipathy toward Trump could make it tough to win the nomination and the Trump-loyal election deniers who have shown they have limited appeal in general elections.”

Filed Under: Republicans Tagged With: MI-Sen

Elissa Slotkin Gears Up for Senate Bid in Michigan

January 26, 2023 at 12:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Associated Press: “In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow’s call for ‘the next generation of leadership.’ The 46-year-old former CIA intelligence officer is taking steps to prepare for a Senate run, including forming a national campaign team.”

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

Elissa Slotkin Hits the Road

January 17, 2023 at 10:57 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is weighing a U.S. Senate run in Michigan, attended Martin Luther King Jr. weekend events in Detroit and Grand Rapids — neither of which is in her House district.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: MI-Sen

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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