Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Monday announced his 2026 run for the soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat of retiring Michigan Democrat Sen. Gary Peters.
Rogers, a veteran of Michigan politics, who lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in his 2024 Senate run, represented Michigan’s 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015.
He lost by fewer than 20,000 votes in 2024 in the Wolverine State, whereas Donald Trump defeated then-Vice President Kamala Harris by 80,000 votes for the presidency.
In his campaign…