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AIPAC Funds Boost Thanedar’s $4.7M Primary Lead

7/28/2026

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Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) and Rep. Donavan McKinney (D-MI) will compete in the 13th District primary on Aug. 4, 2026.
Thanedar entered with $4.7 million, while McKinney had $264,000 and was endorsed by CBC members Steven Horsford, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Lateefah Simon.
After receiving at least $232,000 from American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Thanedar faces a Detroit-area incumbent win in November that would leave Michigan without Black members of Congress.

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Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) and Rep. Donavan McKinney (D-MI) will compete in the 13th District primary on Aug. 4, 2026.
Thanedar entered with $4.7 million, while McKinney had $264,000 and was endorsed by CBC members Steven Horsford, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Lateefah Simon.
After receiving at least $232,000 from American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Thanedar faces a Detroit-area incumbent win in November that would leave Michigan without Black members of Congress.