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Progressive Endorsed Candidate Flags Twin Michigan Health Crises

7/21/2026

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Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning for Michigan’s Senate seat while warning of twin public-health crises.
Michigan recently faced extreme air pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke and has the nation’s highest cyclosporiasis case count.
El-Sayed says the Department of Government Efficiency cut federal lab testing for cyclosporiasis last year, harming lettuce safety.
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Elizabeth Warren rallied with and endorsed El-Sayed in Grand Rapids.

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Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning for Michigan’s Senate seat while warning of twin public-health crises.
Michigan recently faced extreme air pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke and has the nation’s highest cyclosporiasis case count.
El-Sayed says the Department of Government Efficiency cut federal lab testing for cyclosporiasis last year, harming lettuce safety.
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Elizabeth Warren rallied with and endorsed El-Sayed in Grand Rapids.