Pro-Israel Super PAC Releases First Ads for Michigan Senate Primary Candidate
The United Democracy Project, a super PAC linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, reserved $2.3 million in ads supporting Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. A rival candidate also received outside spending commitments.
jta.orgA super PAC tied to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee released its first advertisements supporting Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate. The United Democracy Project reserved about $2.3 million in television time as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact.
The advertisements focus on Stevens's work with former President Barack Obama's auto rescue plans.
McMorrow and Stevens are competing against Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the primary scheduled for August. The United Democracy Project began the year with $96 million and has previously spent in House primaries in New Jersey and Illinois. A spokesman for the super PAC said it would also run radio ads and send mail to voters.
Stevens is the only Democrat in the Michigan race who supports continued sales of American weapons to Israel's military. The New York Times reported last week that Senator Chuck Schumer had asked party donors to support Stevens. Even before the United Democracy Project's involvement, Stevens was slated to benefit from more than $10 million in outside advertising, according to AdImpact data.
The primary is for the seat held by retiring Senator Gary Peters.
