{"id":2228954,"date":"2024-04-24T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rogers-builds-gop-support-for-michigan-senate-bid-with-john-kennedy-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T09:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:41:21","slug":"mike-rogers-builds-gop-support-for-michigan-senate-bid-with-john-kennedy-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rogers-builds-gop-support-for-michigan-senate-bid-with-john-kennedy-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Rogers gains GOP backing for Michigan Senate run with John Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-rogers-builds-gop-support-for-michigan-senate-bid-with-john-kennedy-endorsement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent and \u200dHouse member, gains GOP support from Senator John Kennedy\u200b for his Michigan Senate campaign. Endorsed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-other-leftists-distract-from-capitol-attack-by-focusing-on-gun-control-and-racism\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar, Other Leftists, Distract From Capitol Attack By Focusing On Gun Control And Racism\">high-profile figures<\/a> like \u200bDonald Trump, Rogers impresses Republican senators. \u2063Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement came after a visit to Washington, with expectations \u200dof \u200bRogers being\u2063 a strong\u2063 addition\u2063 to\u200d the Senate. Rogers competes in a competitive Republican primary for\u200b Senator Stabenow&#8217;s \u200cseat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Rogers<\/a> picked up a new GOP backer for his Senate campaign in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, earning the endorsement of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Kennedy<\/a> (R-LA) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers, a former FBI special agent who served in the House until 2015, was recruited to join the race by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. <\/p>\n<p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-governors-race-the-democrats-who-could-replace-gavin-newsom-in-2026\/\" title=\"Possible Democratic candidates for California governor in 2026.\">received high-profile endorsements<\/a>, including that of former President Donald Trump. But Rogers has also made inroads with the Republican senators he hopes to join in January.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s endorsement follows a visit to Washington last week, where he attended the GOP conference\u2019s Tuesday lunch. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s tough as a pine nut. He\u2019ll be a great senator,\u201d Kennedy told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers faces a crowded Republican primary for the seat of retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). One of his GOP rivals, former Detroit police chief James Craig, dropped out of the race in February, endorsing Rogers weeks later. But former House lawmakers Peter Meijer and Justin Amash are also competing for the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/republican-primary\/2024\/michigan\">leads those rivals<\/a> by as much as 20 points in recent polling, pitching himself as a China hawk and campaigning in opposition to President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-biden-and-ev-industry-in-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">michigan<\/a>-speech-going-to-decimate-your-jobs\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Trump criticizes Biden and the electric vehicle industry in Michigan speech, warning of job losses.&#8221;>electric vehicle regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The car industry is of particular importance in Michigan, home to the \u201cBig Three\u201d automakers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike is going to fight Biden\u2019s extreme climate agenda and the mandates that are crushing Michigan\u2019s auto industry and working families,\u201d Kennedy said in a statement, adding, \u201cMike Rogers understands the threat coming from Communist China and will work to keep Americans safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers, who chaired the House Intelligence Committee in Congress, has three other Senate endorsements besides Kennedy and Daines. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), both members of Republican leadership, have offered their support, as has freshman Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former Rep. Mike Rogers speaks at the Vision \u201924 conference\u2019 on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, South Carolina. Rogers is expected to soon announce a bid for Michigan\u2019s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. (AP Photo\/Meg Kinnard, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over in the House, he is endorsed by three members of the Michigan delegation.<\/p>\n<p>Should Rogers advance in the Republican primary, slated for Aug. 6, he is expected to face Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who represents Michigan\u2019s 7th Congressional District. The two are in a statistical tie in a general election that the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rates as \u201clean Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive scoop, Mike Rogers secures the support of GOP Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) for his Michigan Senate bid. Previously a House member till 2015, Rogers, an ex-FBI agent, entered the race urged by Sen. 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