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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Nomination for Michigan Senate

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC · How we work

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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 2026 U.S. Senate seat.
He would become the nation’s first Muslim senator if elected.
El-Sayed opposes Michigan’s 1988 law criminalizing HIV-positive nondisclosure.
He supports the 2019 bipartisan reform that limited HIV transmission felonies and downgraded other offenses.
His campaign, endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, pledges LGBTQ protections and Medicare for All while fighting Trump-era public-health cuts.

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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 2026 U.S. Senate seat.
He would become the nation’s first Muslim senator if elected.
El-Sayed opposes Michigan’s 1988 law criminalizing HIV-positive nondisclosure.
He supports the 2019 bipartisan reform that limited HIV transmission felonies and downgraded other offenses.
His campaign, endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, pledges LGBTQ protections and Medicare for All while fighting Trump-era public-health cuts.