Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-28.
In Congress: 106 bills and resolutions sponsored, 1462 cosponsored, 7 became law on their own (a bill folded into a larger law isn't counted). Congress.gov
Rogers says hospitals and insurance companies should be required to publicly post real prices so patients know costs before care, with fines for those that don't. He also says he wants to expand access to Trump Rx to use government bulk-buying power to lower drug prices, speed up approval of generic drugs, and require insurance companies to publicly report denial rates and face penalties for excessive denials or delays.
“If hospitals and insurance companies don’t publicly post real prices so patients know what they’re paying before they receive care - the executives should be held accountable. Fines should be imposed.”
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Mike Rogers (REP)
Raised
$10.9M through 2026-07-15individuals $6.8M · PACs $787K · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $3.2M · cash on hand $4.5M
GLCF, INC.— $10.7M supporting RogersLargest donors:
Timothy M Dunn $5.0M (64%), Crownquest Operating, Executive; Paul Singer $500K (6%), Elliott Management, Founder/President; TEAM ROGERS $332K (4%) (its largest donors: KHODADAD, SHAWN $1.8M; Mohammad A Qazi $100K, Ciena Healthcare); Roger Penske $250K (3%), Penske Corp, Chairman/CEO; PENSKE CORPORATION $250K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION— $10.2M supporting RogersLargest donors:
KOCH INC $30.0M (33%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jim C Walton $7.0M (8%), Self-Employed, Philanthropist; S Robson Walton $7.0M (8%), Retired, Retired; STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)WINSENATE— $9.3M opposing Rogers
· 3 ads on this pageLargest donors:
SMP $4.1M (100%) (its largest donors: MAJORITY FORWARD $61.0M, an organization; Fred Eychaner $9.0M; DEMOCRACY PAC $9.0M)DEFEND THE VOTE— $4.6M opposing RogersLargest donors:
MONTGOMERY, FLORENCE Y. $1.2M (53%); DEFEND THE VOTE ACTION FUND $801K (37%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT $143K (7%)THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND— $2.6M supporting RogersLargest donors:
RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $3.0M (18%); LEXINGTON FUND $1.5M (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); TOWNSEND SIX CORP. $1.2M (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); RIGHT VOTE INC. $1.0M (6%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Paul Singer $750K (5%), Elliott Management Corp., Principaland 22 more
What named supporters and critics say, as reported. Shown in equal numbers.
Praise
Donald Trump: Endorsed Rogers, calling him a proven winner who will fight for border security, the economy and veterans. usatoday.com
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Kash Patel: Endorsed Rogers' Senate bid, calling him a veteran who would hold the FBI and DOJ accountable and confront China. detroitnews.com
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Rabbi Asher Lopatin: Said it's more important to stop El-Sayed than to worry about Trump-era policy concerns, backing Rogers. foxnews.com
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Criticism
Abdul El-Sayed: Called Rogers a coward for skipping the debate to speak briefly at a Dallas convention instead. thehill.com
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Sophie Pollock (El-Sayed campaign spokeswoman): Said Rogers is so aligned with pharmaceutical interests that he does his bidding without technically being a registered lobbyist. detroitnews.com
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Tucker Carlson: Said he wouldn't vote for Rogers under any circumstances and praised El-Sayed's campaign instead. thehill.com
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Controversies
Stated as reported. Most are reported by at least two independent news outlets or found in an official record; any with only one source so far is marked Single source.
Allegations
Residency and voter registration questions
Detroit News and Detroit Free Press reported that Rogers was registered to vote at three different addresses in 2024, including a lakefront property he was not yet living at, raising questions about whether he improperly registered to vote there and used that address to vote in the August primary.
Business ties to China-linked companies Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The Detroit News reported that while Rogers has made criticizing China a centerpiece of his Senate campaign, he and his wife gained wealth through companies that partnered with Chinese firms, including his work at AT&T and his wife's board role at a company touting a China-based partnership; Democrats and a business rival cited this as a conflict.
El-Sayed 'pharma lobbyist' defamation dispute Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The Detroit News reported that Rogers' campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed demanding he stop calling Rogers a 'pharma lobbyist' who took a '$14 million payout,' threatening a defamation lawsuit if El-Sayed did not comply; El-Sayed's campaign called the move an attempt to silence him and said it would not comply.
Cease-and-desist letter over Slotkin campaign ad Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The Hill reported that Rogers' campaign sent cease-and-desist letters to more than two dozen Michigan television stations over a 2024 ad from opponent Elissa Slotkin's campaign, alleging false claims about his residency and business ties to Chinese tech companies; the Slotkin campaign said the underlying facts about his net worth increase and corporate work were accurate.
Refusal to attend 2026 debate/town hall with El-Sayed
CBS News Detroit and The Hill reported that Rogers declined to attend a televised town hall/debate with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed, with the moderator, Fox 2 Detroit's Roop Raj, disputing Rogers' claim of bias and saying the Rogers campaign simply did not want to participate.
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