{"id":2638066,"date":"2026-07-31T06:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-jackson-replaced-campaign-official-behind-pro-el-sayed-super-pac\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:49:43","slug":"troy-jackson-replaced-campaign-official-behind-pro-el-sayed-super-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troy-jackson-replaced-campaign-official-behind-pro-el-sayed-super-pac\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Jackson replaced campaign official behind pro-el Sayed super PAC"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftroy-jackson-replaced-campaign-official-behind-pro-el-sayed-super-pac%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=2638066&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>The article discusses recent political developments involving Troy Jackson\u2019s Senate campaign fund in Maine, which was replaced shortly after a Washington Examiner inquiry. The fund\u2019s treasurer was initially Peter Sarasohn, a former Bernie Sanders campaign official, who was later replaced by Beth Edmonds, a retired Maine state senator. Sarasohn also served as treasurer for the super PAC Fighting for Michigan, supporting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed, and was actively involved in Jackson\u2019s campaign, including creating multiple campaign accounts and fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Sarasohn\u2019s swift removal from the Maine campaign\u2019s official filings raises questions about the timing of these changes, especially as updates appeared hours after initial disclosures. Despite Sarasohn&#8217;s previous active role, Jackson did not respond to follow-up questions about the switch. Sarasohn has longstanding ties to left-wing campaigns and organizations, including contributions to Sanders and el Sayed\u2019s campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights the extensive outside spending backing el Sayed,notably from the super PAC Fighting for Michigan,which received significant donations from individuals connected to organizations linked to controversial figures and groups. These outside efforts have become a point of contention in the primary race, with debates over the influence of super PACs and outside spending despite el Sayed\u2019s stance against accepting PAC funds. the piece also notes the involvement of Jukaku, el Sayed\u2019s father-in-law, a donor associated with organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and designated as unindicted co-conspirators in a terrorist-financing case. The campaigns of both el Sayed and Sanders declined to comment on these matters.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The now-former manager of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Troy-Jackson\/\">Troy Jackson<\/a>\u2019s Senate campaign fund in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Maine\/\">Maine<\/a>, which swapped him out on Wednesday hours after a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> inquiry, is also the treasurer of the main <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-PACs\/\">super PAC<\/a> supporting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Abdul-el-Sayed\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration paperwork for Jackson\u2019s newly established <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\/\">Senate<\/a> fundraising committee shows that Peter Sarasohn, the former budget director of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Bernie-Sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a>\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign, was the Maine Democrat\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955609\/1989395\/\">treasurer and custodian of records<\/a> as recently as Wednesday \u2014 until a fresh disclosure filing removed all mentions of Sarasohn.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4669758\/troy-jackson-swapped-out-campaign-official-super-pac-el-sayed\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Troy Jackson swapped out Senate campaign official also behind the super PAC backing Abdul el Sayed<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4669913\/tension-grow-in-michigan-7th-primary-outside-spending-closing-weeks-ambassador\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tensions flare in Michigan primary as socialist surge threatens establishment picks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4669601\/elon-musk-pac-spending-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Elon Musk PAC to\u00a0\u2018team\u2019 up with GOP campaign apparatus with major cash infusion<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarasohn simultaneously serves as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00919373\/?tab=about-committee\">treasurer and bookkeeper<\/a> of Fighting for Michigan, the super PAC specially formed to elect el Sayed to the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the day that the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Jackson\u2019s campaign about Sarasohn\u2019s dual positions, the Jackson campaign filed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955609\/2002715\/\">paperwork<\/a> declaring 75-year-old retired librarian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2015\/12\/09\/edmonds-chapter-as-freeport-librarian-ending\/\">Beth Edmonds<\/a>, a former Maine state senator, as its treasurer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s campaign did not answer follow-up emails asking exactly when that declaration was filed and whether it was before or after the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out for comment on Wednesday morning about Sarasohn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change-of-leadership filing, submitted sometime Wednesday, had not yet populated on the Federal Election Commission\u2019s website <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00955609\/?tab=filings#statements\">under the Jackson campaign\u2019s organizational statements<\/a> at the time of the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> initial inquiry at 11:51 a.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the disclosure document switching out Sarasohn for Edmonds was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/443\/202607299899235443\/202607299899235443.pdf\">time-stamped<\/a> over four hours later at 4:05 p.m. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-11\/chapter-I\/subchapter-A\/part-100\/subpart-A\/section-100.19#p-100.19(c)\">EDT<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the FEC confirmed that the time stamp on the upper right-hand corner of the filing\u2019s cover page refers to when the digital upload was first received by the FEC\u2019s system upon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-11\/chapter-I\/subchapter-A\/part-104\/section-104.18#p-104.18(e)\">passing validation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">Troy Jackson\u2019s Senate fundraising committee filed a change-of-leadership form, dated July 29, 2026. (Federal Election Commission)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/Troy-Jackson-treasurer-timestamp.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;462&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Troy Jackson\u2019s Senate fundraising committee filed a change-of-leadership form, dated July 29, 2026. (Federal Election Commission)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTypically, the time between when an electronic document is submitted and when it appears on the FEC\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/filings\/?data_type=efiling\">filings page<\/a> is minimal,\u201d the spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most cases, the FEC\u2019s press office explained, a submitted document should be viewable by the public \u201calmost immediately\u201d after it is received. \u201cIt\u2019s usually minutes or less than that,\u201d the FEC spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to Wednesday, Sarasohn was actively involved in Jackson\u2019s campaign operations. Just a day before, Sarasohn signed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955609\/2002449\/\">an FEC form<\/a> on Tuesday that added as an affiliate committee the Maine Victory Fund, a joint fundraising PAC that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00955807\/?tab=about-committee\">shares<\/a> the same <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dscc.org\/contact\/\">Capitol Hill address<\/a> as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, one of the fund\u2019s collaborators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Maine campaign finance records, Sarasohn was collecting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecampaignfinancedisclosure.com\/public\/activities\/a_01kqascbkae21bpv2h2f3n2tht\">$3,000 monthly<\/a> from Jackson\u2019s gubernatorial committee for \u201ccompliance consulting\u201d services through Sarasohn\u2019s firm, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/victoryfirstconsulting.com\/\">Victory First Consulting<\/a>, which he appears to run out of his suburban residence near the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State election expenditure reports reflect that Sarasohn started submitting disclosure reports <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecampaignfinancedisclosure.com\/public\/filers\/f_01k89h8gcjegf9qpwdgkfvzb2g\/filings\/d_01kqar13n3ecvbzmg796mjb8h1\">in April<\/a> on behalf of Jackson\u2019s gubernatorial campaign, although Knox County District Attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/knoxcountymaine.gov\/county_departments\/district_attorney\/index.php\">Natasha Irvine<\/a> was the Jackson campaign\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecampaignfinancedisclosure.com\/public\/filers\/f_01k89h8gcjegf9qpwdgkfvzb2g?page=1&#038;limit=100\">stated<\/a> treasurer as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecampaignfinancedisclosure.com\/public\/registrations\/r_01khvkyb9neqctzpz67r3bkjx8\">of February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarasohn continues to serve as a paid political operative for the Bernie Sanders campaign, receiving roughly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/disbursements\/?data_type=processed&#038;committee_id=C00411330&#038;recipient_name=Sarasohn%2C+Peter\">$3,000 a month<\/a> from the Vermont socialist\u2019s reelection committee, salary receipts show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson and el Sayed, who share the senator\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652023\/troy-jackson-anti-corporate-maine-senate-hopeful-endorsements-lobbyists\/\">tax-the-rich<\/a>, \u201cMedicare for all\u201d platform, have both been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663826\/sanders-platner-endorsement-troy-jackson-maine\/\">endorsed<\/a> by Sanders and flooded with support from Sanders-aligned progressive groups. Jackson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/07\/28\/politics\/elections\/troy-jackson-bernie-sanders-presidential-campaign\/\">worked<\/a> for Sanders\u2019s presidential campaign in 2016 and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2016\/06\/06\/sanders-long-shot-delegate-hunt\/\">cast his superdelegate vote<\/a> for him at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, one of the few superdelegates to do so. El Sayed served as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/detroit-city\/2020\/03\/09\/el-sayed-canvasses-sanders-talks-state-health-new-book\/4978872002\">a campaign surrogate<\/a> for Sanders\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign, speaking on the senator\u2019s behalf at campaign events and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=721536128699636\">to the press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using his Victory First Consulting email address, Sarasohn set up Jackson\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4638950\/troy-jackson-moves-forward-maine-senate-bid-replace-graham-platner\/\">exploratory<\/a> Senate committee on July 7 to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/215\/202607079874772215\/202607079874772215.pdf\">\u201ctest the waters\u201d<\/a> for a potential bid, following the exit of then-Democratic nominee Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race due to a rape allegation. Jackson had lost the state\u2019s gubernatorial primary in June but in late July became the Maine Democratic Party\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663494\/maine-democrats-nominate-troy-jackson-replace-graham-platner-susan-collins\/\">pick<\/a> to replace Platner on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4664177\/troy-jackson-boasts-2-million-fundraising-two-days-since-selection-grassroots\/\"><strong>TROY JACKSON BOASTS $2 MILLION FUNDRAISING HAUL IN TWO DAYS SINCE SELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarasohn created bank accounts for Jackson\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955609\/1989395\/\">formal Senate committee<\/a> and Fighting for Michigan at the same <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955609\/1989395\/\">Wells Fargo branch<\/a> based in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victory First Consulting and Fighting for Michigan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mainecampaignfinancedisclosure.com\/public\/activities\/a_01kqascbkae21bpv2h2f3n2tht\">both<\/a> operate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00919373\/1981809\/\">out of a townhome<\/a> in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb outside Washington, D.C. Sarasohn previously listed that four-bedroom townhouse as his home address, according to Sarasohn\u2019s own <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/fecimg\/?202407149653226003\">past contributions<\/a> to other left-wing PACs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While el Sayed has repeatedly characterized his campaign as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abdulforsenate.com\/2026\/07\/congresswoman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-endorses-dr-abdul-el-sayed-for-u-s-senate\/\">\u201cgrassroots organizing operation\u201d<\/a> and vowed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/michigan-senate-race-election-abdul-el-sayed-fundraising-2096219\">not to accept PAC money<\/a>, Fighting for Michigan was created specifically to boost el Sayed\u2019s electoral chances. The pop-up super PAC has deployed a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign explicitly in support of el Sayed, with more than <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00919373\/2002443\/se\">$2.8 million<\/a> spent in digital advertisements, direct mailers, voter-targeted text messaging, and TV promotions ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), el Sayed\u2019s sole and more centrist opponent in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, clashed with el Sayed on the debate stage earlier this week over outside spending groups pouring money into the high-stakes, head-to-head contest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stands with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after speaking at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders is visiting the mid-west on his \u2018Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here\u2019 tour. (Photo by Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/GettyImages-2273871888-e1785462038382.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stands with Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed after speaking at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fighting for Michigan\u2019s top two donors are el Sayed\u2019s father-in-law, Tayeb Jukaku, and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/California\/\">California<\/a>-headquartered Institute for Middle East Understanding, an anti-Israel organization whose <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/202389388\/202503179349310315\/full\">communications director<\/a> served as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfercenter.org\/publication\/conversation-diana-buttu\">legal adviser<\/a> to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Jukaku and IMEU <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00919373\/1996934\/sa\/11AI\">each<\/a> gave Fighting for Michigan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/individual-contributions\/?committee_id=C00919373&#038;contributor_name=INSTITUTE+FOR+MIDDLE+EAST+UNDERSTANDING%2C+INC.&#038;contributor_name=Tayeb%2C+Jukaku\">a total of $300,000<\/a>, the most any donor has contributed so far to the pro-el Sayed super PAC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jukaku currently sits on the Islamic Society of North America\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/isna.net\/founders-committee\">founders committee<\/a> as well as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cairmichigan.org\/who-we-are.html\">board<\/a> of the Council on American-Islamic Relations\u2019s Michigan chapter. ISNA and CAIR were named as unindicted co-conspirators in the 2007 federal terrorist-financing case, <em>USA v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development<\/em>, which resulted in the foundation\u2019s conviction for funneling $12 million to Hamas. Jukaku, who has been serving on ISNA\u2019s founding body <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/abdul-el-sayeds-father-in-law-a-top-donor-to-an-el-sayed-super-pac-is-among-top-leaders-of-muslim-brotherhood-organization-linked-to-terror-funding\/\">since at least 2007<\/a>, and other committee members are required to contribute a minimum of $5,000 annually to ISNA in addition to the Founders Legacy Fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted el Sayed\u2019s and Sanders\u2019s campaigns. 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