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UAW endorsement of Benson, El-Sayed shakes up gubernatorial, U.S. Senate races in final stretch
(Michigan Advance) After a year’s worth of bolstering their labor support in their respective races for Michigan’s governor and the U.S. Senate, the powerful United Auto Workers organization sent a strong message when it on Friday endorsed Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and former health official Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
The endorsement sent shockwaves through Michigan political circles and solidified Benson and El-Sayed as the main players in their separate hunts for the Democratic nomination in the upcoming Aug. 4 primary.
UAW’s support for Benson further clears the lane for her as the de facto frontrunner in the gubernatorial race. She still faces a challenge from Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, who performed well and received strong reactions from UAW members at a recent debate that featured him, Benson and the independent candidate Mike Duggan, who dropped out of the race shortly after the May 19 debate.
That performance, which featured Swanson waxing his union credentials, was not enough to seal the deal with the union as a whole, and its members on Friday announced that Benson was their candidate of choice. ..................(more)
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/06/08/uaw-endorsement-of-benson-el-sayed-shakes-up-gubernatorial-u-s-senate-races-in-final-stretch/