“Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are stuck with far-left candidates, a politician with a horrible voting record, and a corrupt government worker running in the key swing seats,” said Senator Hauck. “The Senate Republicans are poised to retake the majority this fall – when it counts.
“Congratulations to the Democrats on burning multiple millions of dollars to keep a Democrat-held seat Democratic,” said Senator Roger Hauck, SRCC Co-Chair. “We’ve always been focused on winning a majority in the fall, while the Dems broke the bank to rent a seat for six months.
In addition to their $2.2 million cash-on-hand advantage, the Senate Republicans also won the candidate recruitment battle in the chamber’s competitive districts. Joining two overperforming incumbents, Republicans have recruited a strong slate of newcomers and familiar names.
Tonight, we fell short in the special election, but I’m incredibly proud of what this campaign accomplished together. We worked hard every single day to run the best campaign.
This is only the halfway point. As we head into November, the contrast between Chedrick and myself will only become clearer to more and more voters. I’m excited about what lies ahead, and I’m not going anywhere.
Thank you for fighting alongside me. We’re just getting started!
The ol' Lansing two step... by politician Kevin Hertel. He tells his district he supports Selfridge, but then he pulls a bunch of procedural nonsense and double talk and kills the funding for the base because the Lansing insiders told him to.
Just do the right thing @Hertelforsenate. You always tell people you support the base. But your vote today screwed Macomb County. This is why everyone hates two-faced politicians.
Millions of dollars in economic impact, thousands of jobs, a new fighter mission, now all at risk. Thanks to Kevin Hertel. Good job @SenAricNesbitt and Senate Republicans forcing the vote so we know who Kevin Hertel really represents.
The Michigan SRCC reported raising just over one million dollars in the first quarter of 2026. With this filing, the Senate Republicans have set yet another fundraising record at this point for any Michigan caucus.
Senate Republicans Have Massive Cash-on-Hand Lead!
The MI Senate Republican Campaign Committee (SRCC) reported over $7 million cash-on-hand, extending their lead to an incredible $2.2 million over the Senate Democrats as the 2026 campaign season begins.
Friday recap story 2:
Michigan Republicans Out-raise and Outpace Dems. Again.
Michigan Senate Republicans just set another fundraising record, reporting more than $6.1 million cash-on-hand heading into 2026 and out-raising Senate Democrats yet again. Republicans pulled in over $900K last quarter alone, extending their cash advantage to $1.3 million. Even in the minority, the GOP message is clearly resonating, while Democrats are left defending a costly record, and voters aren’t buying.
Congratulations to Jason Tunney @TunneyforSenate, Christian Velasquez @chrisv250, and Carlos Wendt on a great primary campaign!
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"The MI Senate Republicans set yet another fundraising record for a MI legislative caucus, reporting over $6.1 million cash-on-hand going into 2026..."
“When voters see Carol, they should ask her why she voted to cut school safety and mental health funding by 92 percent last year,” Hauck added. “Her bad voting record goes on and on, and now West Michigan voters will get to hear about it..."
The Michigan Senate Republican Campaign Committee on Tuesday congratulated Rep. Carol Glanville on her impending retirement from the Michigan Legislature, as she announced she would run for the 30th state senate seat in West Michigan. @caglanville
“Glanville voted last month to keep taking a taxpayer-funded paycheck even if there was no state budget this year,” said Sen Roger Hauck. “She voted to raise taxes multiple times on hardworking families, just to ship millions of your dollars to a company affiliated with the CCP."