MI SEN Epidemiologist

Abdul El-Sayed

Abdul El-Sayed is an epidemiologist, public servant, and healthcare advocate, born and raised in Southeast Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University on an NIH-funded fellowship and earned a second doctorate at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

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Abdul has dedicated much of his career to building government agencies that actually work for Michiganders. Abdul rebuilt Detroit’s Health Department after bankruptcy and restructured Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human & Veterans Services – Michigan’s largest and most diverse county – earning him recognition as Michigan LCV’s “Public Official of the Year”.

Donald Trump won Michigan by less than 2 points in 2024, making it one the most evenly divided battleground states.

This year, the open Senate seat in Michigan will be one of the most consequential races on the map – forecasters at Sabato’s Crystal Ball, The Cook Political Report, and Inside Elections all rate this race a “toss-up”. The latest polling shows Abdul leading Mike Rogers by just 1% (46-45), and Abdul isn’t taking a cent from corporate PACs. 

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"The reality is that too many working families are facing impossible decisions that are sometimes life or death. Michiganders deserve better. I’m proud to have 314 Action’s support in this fight and I look forward to working with them in Congress.”