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AIPAC-backed United Democracy Project pumps $30 M into Stevens race

7/21/2026

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AIPAC-backed United Democracy Project has spent $30 million supporting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI).
UDP spent $15 million on ads for Stevens and against Abdul El-Sayed.
Outside groups contributed close to $50 million to Stevens’s campaign while she spent $1 million on advertising.
UDP contributions are 22 % Republican, 36 % Democratic-aligned, and 1.7 % from Michigan, with Paul Singer ($2.5 million) and Jan Koum ($1.6 million).
Challenger Abdul El-Sayed calls Israel’s Gaza campaign a “genocide” and condemns AIPAC’s influence on Democratic politics.

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AIPAC-backed United Democracy Project has spent $30 million supporting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI).
UDP spent $15 million on ads for Stevens and against Abdul El-Sayed.
Outside groups contributed close to $50 million to Stevens’s campaign while she spent $1 million on advertising.
UDP contributions are 22 % Republican, 36 % Democratic-aligned, and 1.7 % from Michigan, with Paul Singer ($2.5 million) and Jan Koum ($1.6 million).
Challenger Abdul El-Sayed calls Israel’s Gaza campaign a “genocide” and condemns AIPAC’s influence on Democratic politics.