Former traffic secretary and 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg The possible Senate in Michigan in 2026 was not excluded, after the decision of Senator Gary Peters not to seek a re -choice.
“Pete explores all his options for how he can be helpful and continue to serve,” said a source who is familiar with the thinking of a millennial Democrat for Fox News Digital.
“His honor is that he is mentioned for that and he looks seriously.”
Gary Peters, Democratic Senator from Trump’s State, will not ask for a re -choice
Buttigieg weighs its capabilities ahead of the 2026 race. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Buttigieg -s’s potential interest in Senate candidate First reported to Axios.
“I always thought it would come time to step down and pass the reins for the next generation. I also never saw a favor in Congress as something you have been doing all my life,” Peters told Detroit News in an interview published on Tuesday.
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Peters announced that he would not seek a re -choice. (Getty Images)
“It goes back to 2008 when I first won that seat in the house. I thought it would be a few seats I would serve, and then I would return to private life,” he said.
Peters presided twice by a committee for a Democratic Senator Campaign (DSCC) and supervised Democrat of Elissa Samokin’s Senate’s victory in Michigan in 2024, despite the State who was rocking as President Donald Trump at the top of the map.
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The samo defeated his republican opponent. (Chip somodeville)
After Peters announcement, DSCC spokesman David Bergstein said in a statement: “No Republican won the Senate race in Michigan in 30 years – including the last cycle when Democrats won the Senate’s open place even when Trump won the state – and Democrats and Democrats will continue to keep this seat 2026. ”
Scott chaired NRSC for the 2026 cycle. (Reuters)
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The President of the National Republican Senator Committee (NRSC) Tim Scott, Rs.c., said in his own statement: “Gary Peters read the room. After spending the years neglecting an illegal immigration and destroying his state’s auto -industry, Michigan is without him. We give a fighter who will stand with President Trump to restore the economic prosperity and security of our country. “
