Trump supported in 2024. A candidate for a Republican Senate in Michigan approaches once again driving 2026

Former Ambassador Mike Rogers “Considering” Another Republican Running For the Senate In the key state of the Michigan Battalion.

The Rogers’ announcement comes two days after the two -day Democratic Senator Gary Peters announced that he would not seek re -elections in Midterms in 2026, which he would force Democrats to defend the key state -owned place as they try to beat the Senate most of the Republicans.

Rogers won the GOP Senate 2024 nomination in Michigan, but was closely lost to Ambassador Elisse Sloodkin, a candidate for Democrats, at the election of last November in the race for the success of the longtime Democratic senator Debbie Stabenow, who withdrew. The samo, which has largely surpassed Rogers, bordered it with approximately 19,000 votes or a third of the percentage point.

61-year-old Rogers published news in a statement about social media published on Thursday, which saw his relationship with the President Donald Trump and the “support” he received from Michiganders.

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Rogers is a former Special Agent of the FBI who later performed the post of chairman of the Intelligence Committee during his term in Congress. The one-time critic of GOP Trump, who considered his white house in 2024, Rogers later became a strong supporter of the then Republican presidential candidate and won his approval last year.

“I spent the last two years traveling via Michigan With the support of President Trump and millions of voters, “Rogers wrote on Thursday in a post on social media.” What I learned more than anything is that the diligent Michigans deserves a strong and sincere representation that will have the back of Trump President. “

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Pointing to his display in 2024, Rogers noted that “from Primi more votes than any other Republican candidate who has ever run for Senate in Michigan, a huge pouring of support and encouragement I received since November proves that our mission to send a real fighter To send a real fighter, the US Senate just started. “

He added that he and his wife Kristi “think strongly about joining the fight once again – to be an ally that President Trump needs and the leader Michigan deserves. Soon good news is coming.”

Peters, a former member of the House for the first time elected to Senate 2014, announced in a post on social media that he would not seek a re -choice.

“The service of Michigan in the congress was the honor of my life. I am forever grateful for the opportunity that people from my home country have given me,” said Peters, who has been governing the Senate Democrats Campaign Campaign in the last two election cycles.

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Peters was one of the three Democratic Senators for Midterms in 2026 that the National Republican Senator Senator Committee (NRSC) planned strongly to target because they aimed to expand their current majority of 53-47 in Senate. The other two Democrats are SENS. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire.

While Rogers is the first Republican to publicly make a shift towards the start of the Senate campaign 2026. In Michigan, the GOP Sources say Fox News that could consider leading, and Ambassador John James -which is in his second term in the house Nominated for the GOP Senate in Michigan 2018 and 2020.

A few hours after Peters’s announcement, there was a development in the race for the nomination of a democratic Senate.

Former Peta Buttigieg, a Democratic Presidential candidate in 2020 who moved a stay from Indiana to Michigan several years ago, hinted at to think about Senate’s offer.

“Pete explores all his options for how he can be helpful and continue to serve. He is honored to be mentioned for it and looked at it seriously,” said a source known to Fox News.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Government of Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan quickly pulled out of consideration.

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“Governor Whitmer is grateful for Senator Peters. He is proud to serve the people of Michigan as a governor and does not run for this place in Senate,” said a spokeswoman for her political action committee, Fight Like Hell Pac, on Tuesday.

Responding to Peters New News, NRSC Chairman Sen. Tim Scott Southern Caroline in a statement earlier this week claimed that “Gary Peters read the room. After spending the year ignoring illegal immigration and destroyed his state’s auto industry, Michigan is better without him.”

Scott emphasized that “we are dedicated to give them a fighter who will stand with President Trump to bring back the economic prosperity and safety of our country.”

The Democratic Senator Campaign’s Rivard Committee noted that “no Republican won the Michigan Senate race in 30 years – including the last cycle when Democrats won an open place in Senate even when Trump won the state.”

And DSCC spokesman David Berstein also committed to “Democrats will continue to retain this place in 2026.”

In his statement on Tuesday, Peters advocated: “Although I will not be on the ballot next year, I will not just leave. I plan to actively campaign to ensure that we choose a dynamic democratic candidate for the next US senator from Michigan.”

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The Democrats of Senate faced a very difficult map in the 2024 cycle because they lost control of the majority. While the early reading of the 2026 map indicates that he will play defense in Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire, he may have several opportunities for insult.

GOP Susan Collins senator from Maine is ready to re-choice in a reliable blue state. And Senator Thom Tills of North Caroline is also up 2026, in the Battleground Trump state, he closely won last November.

Fox News’ Julia Johnson and Chris Pandolfo have contributed to this report