Overview
- Democratic Majority for Israel endorsed Reps. Haley Stevens, Angie Craig and Chris Pappas, along with former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, for 2026 Senate bids in Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
- Stevens faces state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, while Craig is challenged by Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who is backed by Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.
- The endorsement marks the first formal pro-Israel group involvement in Michigan’s Senate primary for Stevens, as AIPAC’s PAC and super PAC have not issued endorsements.
- DMFI’s chair cast the four as battle-tested champions of the U.S.–Israel relationship, positioning the group to help moderates navigate contentious primaries.
- The move reflects a 2021-style early-intervention strategy to define races as Gaza ceasefire tensions keep Israel policy at the center of Democratic Party rifts.