{"id":2452165,"date":"2025-06-26T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-duo-endorses-rogers-for-michigan-senate-run-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:14:53","slug":"house-gop-duo-endorses-rogers-for-michigan-senate-run-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-duo-endorses-rogers-for-michigan-senate-run-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP duo endorses Rogers for Michigan Senate run &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-duo-endorses-rogers-for-michigan-senate-run-washington-examiner%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=2452165&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>Two House Republican representatives, Jack Bergman and Tim Walberg, have endorsed Mike rogers for the Michigan Senate seat, despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-news-three-of-ten-pro-impeachment-republicans-including-liz-cheney-already-have-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Good News! Three of Ten Pro-Impeachment Republicans Including Liz Cheney ALREADY Have Primary Opponents\">potential primary challenge<\/a> from thier colleague Bill Huizenga. Rogers, a former congressman who narrowly lost to Democrat Elissa Slotkin in the previous election, is viewed by national Republicans as a strong candidate to win the upcoming race for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters. <\/p>\n<p>Bergman and Walberg&#8217;s endorsement marks the first support from Michigan&#8217;s congressional delegation for Rogers&#8217; 2026 campaign. They argue that he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-trump-spent-money-like-a-drunken-sailor\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley: Trump&#039;s spending was excessive.\">shown strong performance<\/a> in past elections and has the potential to turn the seat Republican for the first time in three decades. Despite this, Huizenga is still considering a Senate bid, which could complicate party dynamics. <\/p>\n<p>Rogers has gained backing from several GOP senators and committees, reinforcing the establishment&#8217;s support for him over Huizenga.However, Huizenga has questioned the viability of simply re-nominating Rogers after his previous loss. National Republican strategists remain focused on securing Michigan as a target for flipping the Senate, alongside Georgia, indicating a potential battleground in the upcoming elections.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House GOP duo endorses Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate as colleague weighs bid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1958052\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Two House Republicans are endorsing Michigan GOP Senate hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Rogers<\/a>, even as one of their congressional colleagues is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">considering a primary challenge<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Reps. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-jack-bergman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Bergman<\/a>&nbsp;(R-MI) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tim-walberg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Walberg<\/a>&nbsp;(R-MI)&nbsp;<\/span>endorsed Rogers, the former GOP congressman who narrowly lost last November to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3454484\/schumer-2028-warning-mamdani-new-york-upset\/\">Schumer gets 2028 warning with Mamdani New York upset<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3454586\/wisconsin-supreme-court-declines-hear-challenge-state-congressional-maps\/\">Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to state&#8217;s congressional maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3454479\/andre-bauer-considering-run-lindsey-graham-senate-seat\/\">Ex-Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer weighing Lindsey Graham challenge in South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>National Republicans have coalesced around Rogers as their best shot at nabbing the vacated battleground seat by retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI). Still, that hasn&rsquo;t deterred Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-bill-huizenga\/\">Bill Huizenga<\/a> (R-MI) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">exploring a run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bergman and Walberg&rsquo;s backing is Rogers&rsquo;s first endorsement from Michigan&rsquo;s congressional delegation for his 2026 race. Both men also endorsed Rogers in his 2024 election, but their renewed support is the latest example of GOP lawmakers siding with the establishment&rsquo;s preferred candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement first provided to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Bergman and Walberg said Rogers has &ldquo;proven himself by outperforming nearly every other battleground contender last cycle,&rdquo; and is uniquely positioned to &ldquo;place Michigan as the top pick-up opportunity for Republicans in 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mike Rogers is the man for the moment, will flip this seat red for the first time in three decades, and has our complete and total endorsement,&rdquo; they said. <\/p>\n<p>Huizenga&rsquo;s office did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump endorsed Rogers in his 2024 campaign against Slotkin but has yet to comment on the midterm contest. He has not prevented Huizenga from floating a challenge, though.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans want to expand their three-seat Senate majority to Michigan and Georgia, where Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is running for reelection. Nonpartisan election forecasters consider both states as toss-ups.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate GOP&rsquo;s campaign arm, known as the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and a super PAC linked to leadership called the Senate Leadership Fund, are squarely behind Rogers. He&rsquo;s also backed by a number of sitting GOP senators, including Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), and NRSC Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I doubt Scott and Thune would get ahead of the president in a seat that&rsquo;s so vital to flipping,&rdquo; a source familiar with the Rogers campaign said in a recent interview. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s going to be an effort to make sure [Huizenga] stays in the House, where he should stay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rogers, a former congressman and chairman of the House&rsquo;s Intelligence Committee, lost to Slotkin by just 0.3%, or less than 20,000 votes, to replace retired Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Despite the loss, national Republicans see Rogers as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >viable general election candidate based<\/a> on polling, his past ties to Trump, and his fundraising ability.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s also concern about Republicans having to defend Huizenga&rsquo;s House seat, should he mount a Senate bid. House Democrats have already begun targeting the seat to potentially flip, despite it being a relatively safe district.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\">BILL HUIZENGA READIES MICHIGAN SENATE BID THAT COULD UPEND THE GOP&rsquo;S PRIMARY PLANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3427128\/bill-huizenga-readies-michigan-senate-bid-against-mike-rogers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">with the&nbsp;<em>Washington Ex<\/em><\/span><em>aminer <\/em>last month, Huizenga criticized Republicans who want the same candidate on the ballot but expect a different result.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did Mike have an opportunity? Yes. He clearly came up short,&rdquo; Huizenga said. &ldquo;He had issues. I like Mike. I campaigned for Mike. I did rallies with Mike. But are we just going to run the same play and expect a different result? That doesn&rsquo;t make a whole lot of sense to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1958052\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1958052\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House GOP members back Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate, despite a colleague&#8217;s potential primary challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2452166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mike-rogers-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32455,49021,13811],"class_list":["post-2452165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-gop","tag-michigan-senate","tag-rogers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mike-rogers-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452165"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452169,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452165\/revisions\/2452169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}