India, Nov. 7 -- Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed has launched a new political action committee called Habibi PAC, just days after winning Michigan's US Senate race. The move signals his plans to support political allies and build influence within the Democratic Party beyond his election victory.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings cited by The Hill show that El-Sayed set up the leadership PAC after securing his Senate seat on Tuesday. Unlike a campaign committee, a leadership PAC is not used to fund its founder's own election campaign. Instead, it allows an elected official to raise money and support other candidates and political allies.

The name Habibi comes from Arabic and means "my beloved." El-Sayed has repeatedly used the term dur...