Senator Debbie Stabenow is the first Democrat to announce she will not seek re-election.
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Senator of Michigan Debbie Stabenow, chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and a close ally of the Democratic Majority Leader Senate Charles Schumer (NY), announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2024.
Stabenow’s announcement is a major blow to Democrats’ hopes of retaining a Senate majority in 2025, as they face stiff challenges to winning an Upper House majority in 2025. Elections 2024.
“Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to pass the baton to the United States Senate. I announce today that I will not seek re-election and will leave the United States Senate at the end of my term on January 3, 2025,” Stabenow announced in a declaration Thursday.
This was stated by Stabenow, president of the Senate Agriculture Commission will focus on passing the corporate bill to Congress, which provides hundreds of billions of dollars in support of agriculture.
“Over the next two years, I will be intensely focused on continuing this important work to improve the lives of Michiganders. This includes leading the passage of the next five years’ Farm Bill which determines our nation’s food and agricultural policies,” she said.
Democrats must defend 23 Senate seats in the upcoming electionincluding those held by independent Senators Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona), Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Angus King (Maine).
Republicans in the Senate only have 10 seats to defend in 2024 and they have no vulnerable incumbents who cannot win re-election.
At least two of Michigan’s top Democrats, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who now splits his time between Washington, D.C., and his family’s home in Traverse City, Michigan, announced Thursday that they weren’t planning a 2024 race for Stabenow’s seat.
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