Meijer, whose family founded the Meijer supermarket chain, is a business analyst and former U.S. Army reservist who served one term in the House.
Former congressman Peter Meijer announced Monday that he is moving forward with a campaign to be the next U.S. senator from Michigan, formally entering a crowded and competitive field in the battleground state.“My wife and I prayed hard about this race and how we can best serve our state and our nation,” Meijer said in a statement announcing his run.
in his 2022 GOP primary by John Gibbs — a former Trump administration official who ran with the former president’s support and embraced his false claims of a stolen election. Gibbs was defeated in the general election by Democrat Hillary J. ScholtenSen. Debbie Stabenow announced in January that she intends to retire from the Senate. A Republican hasn’t held a Michigan Senate seat since Stabenow took office in 2001.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes in a statement called Meijer’s entrance into the Senate race “caustic” and “radioactive.”“Michigan Republicans’ nasty, chaotic Senate primary is getting even messier,” Barnes said. “Their intra-party fight is guaranteed to leave them with a nominee who is badly damaged and out of step with working families.”
Other Republicans who have entered the race include former congressman Mike Rogers — who chaired the House Intelligence Committee and is seen as a moderate in the party — former Detroit police chief James Craig, State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder, lawyer Alexandria Taylor and business executive Michael Hoover.The former CIA analyst is seen by many top Democrats as a formidable contender with a proven record of winning in competitive House districts.
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