El-Sayed Raises Record Funds | JQJO

Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El‑Sayed raised two point four million dollars in a single day on Sunday after Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed his GOP opponent, Mike Rogers.

The day marked the biggest fundraising effort for the campaign yet, according to an El‑Sayed spokesperson, occurring just two days before Election Day.

Campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak said the haul demonstrates the excitement that Abdul’s movement has inspired in Michiganders and rejects the status‑quo politics that have left Michigan behind for far too long.

The campaign reported an average contribution of thirty‑six point seventy‑four dollars from more than sixty‑five thousand donors, of whom twenty‑nine thousand six hundred two were first‑time contributors.

Stevens’ endorsement switch drew heavy criticism from Democratic Party members, prompting national Democrats to rally around El‑Sayed’s candidacy.