Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow became the first Democrat to announce her candidacy for retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters’s (D-MI) seat Wednesday. The race is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the 2026 elections.
In announcing her Senate bid Wednesday, McMorrow took aim at President Donald Trump and pushed for new leaders in Washington, D.C., acknowledging her party’s low favorability ratings.
We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go. pic.twitter.com/D6Fb1vcDuy
— Mallory McMorrow (@MalloryMcMorrow) April 2, 2025
“We need new leaders. Because the same people who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it. I’m Mallory McMorrow. And yes, I am running for U.S. Senate because
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