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Michigan Sunrise PAC spends $600K backing Lawrence, targeting Maasdam

7/28/2026

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Michigan Sunrise PAC spent $600,000 to back William Lawrence and oppose Matt Maasdam in the Democratic primary.
The PAC aired a TV ad calling Maasdam a “Florida Republican” funded by billionaires while ads presented Lawrence as the anti-Trump candidate and cited endorsements from Bernie Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed.
Punchbowl News said the PAC’s involvement mirrors other dark-money groups tied to Republicans and it will disclose donors after the Aug. 4 primary.

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Michigan Sunrise PAC spent $600,000 to back William Lawrence and oppose Matt Maasdam in the Democratic primary.
The PAC aired a TV ad calling Maasdam a “Florida Republican” funded by billionaires while ads presented Lawrence as the anti-Trump candidate and cited endorsements from Bernie Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed.
Punchbowl News said the PAC’s involvement mirrors other dark-money groups tied to Republicans and it will disclose donors after the Aug. 4 primary.