Justin Amash, a former Michigan congressman who left the Republican Party, announced on Thursday he is mulling a run for the U.S. Senate.
A post to X from Amash said he is launching an exploratory committee after being “humbled” by people urging him to run for the upper chamber and compete in the already-crowded Republican primary to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
“They see what I see: contenders for the seat who are uninspired, unserious, and unprepared to tackle the chief impediment to liberty and economic prosperity—an overgrown and abusive government that strives to centralize power and snuff out individualism,” Amash said. “The people of Michigan and our country deserve better.”
I’ve been humbled in recent weeks by the many people who have urged me to run for Senate in Michigan and to do so by joining the Republican primary.
They see what I see:…
