India, Oct. 29 -- A member of the Republican Party, Mike Rogers is running for the US Senate in Michigan in the 2026 midterm elections. He is running against Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official. These two candidates have clashed over issues like healthcare, economy and immigration. Backed by President Donald Trump, Rogers is seeking to return to Washington after losing the 2024 Senate race to Democrat Elissa Slotkin.

Before entering politics, he worked in a factory and went on to serve in the US Army from 1985 to 1989 and later as an FBI special agent. He entered politics in 1994 and served in the Michigan Senate from 1995 to 2000. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2000, representing Mi...