Former Rep. Meijer Drops Out of Republican Senate Race
Rep. Meijer had voted to question Trump in 2021.
Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), one in all 10 Home Republicans who voted to question former President Donald Trump in 2021, has introduced that he’s pulling out of the Republican main race for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
“After prayerful consideration, as we speak I withdrew my identify from the first poll,” Mr. Meijer mentioned within the assertion. “With no robust pathway to victory, persevering with this marketing campaign solely will increase the chance of a various main that may distract from the important aim—conservative victories in November,” he mentioned.
Mr. Meijer, an Iraq Warfare veteran and one-term congressman, beforehand misplaced reelection to the U.S. Home of Representatives in 2022 to a Trump-backed challenger after dealing with blowback from Republicans for voting to question the previous president over the Jan. 6, 2021 incident on the U.S. Capitol.
Jason Thielman, government director of the Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee, the marketing campaign arm of the Senate GOP, mentioned in an announcement that he believes Mr. Meijer lacked broader attraction among the many Republican base.
“As soon as he raised his little or no and delicate hand to Impeach President Trump, his Political Profession was OVER! Final time he misplaced within the Main to a pleasant, however unknown, individual, and now he misplaced to a GREAT Candidate, Mike Rogers, who will simply WIN the Nomination, and go on to WIN the Senate, BIG, in Michigan,” he continued.
“Fortunately, the ten Impeachers are nearly gone.”
Of the ten Republicans who voted to question President Trump for the second time, the one ones nonetheless left in workplace are Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and David Valadao (R-Calif.).
The opposite eight had been Mr. Meijer, together with former Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), Adam Kinzinger (R-In poor health.), Tom Rice (R-S.C.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.).
Who’s Left?
President Trump endorsed Mr. Rogers for the Michigan Senate race in March, expressing confidence that the previous congressman can be in robust alignment together with his America First agenda.
“Mike will work intently with me to enact our America First Insurance policies. He’ll tirelessly combat to Safe the Border, Cease Inflation, Develop the Economic system, Strengthen our Army/Veteran Assist, and Shield and Defend our all the time beneath siege Second Modification,” President Trump mentioned in a put up on social media. “Mike Rogers will probably be a Nice and Highly effective Senator for Michigan, and has my Full and Whole Endorsement.”
Mr. Rogers served as a lieutenant within the U.S. Military earlier than occurring to work for the FBI. He entered the Michigan State Senate in 1995 and later served within the U.S. Home of Representatives from 2001 to 2015.
Apart from Mr. Rogers, the opposite Republicans remaining within the Michigan Senate main are: former Rep. Justin Amash, former GOP congressional candidate Sherry O’Donnell, and entrepreneur Sandy Pensler.
Mr. Amash, who was the one non-Democrat to vote to question President Trump in his first impeachment, issued an announcement in response to Mr. Meijer’s withdrawal.
On the Democrat aspect, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is working, in addition to actor Hill Harper of Detroit and businessman Nasser Beydoun.