MI-SEN: Republicans Are Trying to Stop -- And Even Sabotage -- Bill Huizenga's Potential Senate Bid [View all]

As the GOP tries to retain control of the House and Senate, Republicans in the White House and on both sides of the Capitol have a simple message for Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga: Don’t run for Senate.

Huizenga hasn’t announced whether he plans to actually jump into the Michigan Senate race, but Republicans are worried he could complicate the primary and potentially hand Democrats one of the GOP’s top pickup opportunities in 2026.

For starters, Senate leadership and Trumpworld already have their preferred candidate: former Rep. Mike Rogers, who came close to winning Michigan’s Senate seat last year. While Rogers ultimately lost — albeit by less than a percentage point to then-Rep. Elissa Slotkin — Republicans still think Rogers is their best shot at winning the Senate seat this cycle.

And they aren’t mincing words with Huizenga.



https://www.notus.org/2026-election/republicans-stop-sabotage-bill-huizengas-senate