LANSING, Mich. — Hill Harper, an American actor best known for his roles in ‘CSI: New York’ and ‘The Good Doctor,’ announced on Monday that he would be running for the vacant US Senate seat in Michigan.
Mr. Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race to succeed incumbent Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow. Stabenow announced in January that she would not seek a fifth term in 2024 in the key state.
Born in Iowa, Mr. Harper owns a home in Detroit and bought a cafe, Roasting Plant Coffee, in the city in 2017.
He attended Brown University and Harvard Law School before becoming an actor. He starred in the CBS show “CSI: NY” (“CSI: New York”) for nine seasons and currently appears in “The Good Doctor” (“The Good Doctor”) on the ABC network.
Mr. Harper had been appointed to President Barack Obama’s cancer committee in 2012 as a survivor of the disease.
In an interview with The Associated Press ahead of his announcement, Hill Harper described himself as a small business owner, union member and activist. According to him, the fact that he is not a “career politician” would be an advantage in Congress.
“It’s not for the party. It’s to make people feel represented, he said. And being an independent voice in the US Senate is something I believe the citizens of Michigan want right now.”
Michigan remains a go-to state for Democrats if they want to retain control of the Senate, with tough races expected in Ohio, West Virginia, Montana, Nevada and Pennsylvania. In 2020, Republican John James, now a Representative, narrowly lost to incumbent Democratic Senator Gary Peters.
Republicans have won just one of Michigan’s last 15 Senate races, winning an open seat in 1994.
2023-07-10 13:47:17
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