“Former Rep. Justin Amash, a Republican-turned-independent who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in 2019, jumped into Michigan’s crowded GOP Senate primary Thursday,” NBC News reports.

Said Amash: “After thoroughly evaluating all aspects of a potential campaign, I’m convinced that no candidate would be better positioned to win both the Republican primary and the general election.”

Former Detroit police chief James Craig (R) “is suspending his campaign for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat and weighing running for mayor of Detroit,” the Detroit News reports.

“Craig said while he viewed himself as the leader for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, he had made a ‘business decision’ because of concerns about the cost of obtaining and verifying the required 15,000 valid petition signatures he needed by April 23 to make the primary ballot.”

“Former Rep. Justin Amash, who left the Republican Party following a crescendo of Donald Trump criticism, said Thursday that he’s mulling a return to the GOP and a jump into Michigan’s open Senate contest,” Politico reports.

“There’s no clear frontrunner right now in the race for the GOP nomination to succeed retiring-Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).”

“A pay dispute between Michigan Senate candidate James Craig’s (R) campaign and two of his former staffers has rendered the Republican’s campaign website blank, the latest in a string of issues for the former Detroit Police chief’s 2024 effort,” The Messenger reports.

“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.”

“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.

“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.”

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.

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.”

“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.

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.

“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.”

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

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.”

“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.”