# AIPAC super PAC returns to Michigan Senate race

> United Democracy Project resumes spending against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after sitting out the general election, targeting Jewish voters with mailers about his Israel positions.
- Title: AIPAC super PAC returns to Michigan Senate race · NBC News
- Summary: United Democracy Project resumes spending against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after sitting out the general election, targeting Jewish voters with mailers about…
- Keywords: abdul el-sayed, mike rogers, michigan senate race, aipac, united democracy project, israel, 2026 election, super pac spending, politics, news, super, PAC
- Source: NBC News — https://nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/aipac-super-pac-starts-spending-michigan-senate-race-rcna602597
- Author: Bridget Bowman
- Published: 2026-10-09T22:57:07.817+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: abdul el-sayed, mike rogers, michigan senate race, aipac, united democracy project, israel, 2026 election, super pac spending, politics, news
## AIPAC super PAC returns to Michigan
United Democracy Project, a super PAC tied to pro-Israel group AIPAC, has resumed spending in Michigan's Senate race targeting Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel.
## Ninety-five thousand dollars on mailers
The group spent ninety-five thousand dollars on mailers opposing El-Sayed, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed on Friday, October ninth.
## Targeting one hundred thirty thousand voters
United Democracy Project is targeting one hundred thirty thousand Jewish voters with the mailers, according to spokesperson Patrick Dorton.
## Mailer references synagogue attack
The mailer features a headline about an attack on a Michigan synagogue in March, which the FBI described as a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism.
## El-Sayed's response quoted in mailer
The mailer quotes El-Sayed's response to the attack as "Hurt people hurt people." El-Sayed apologized in late August, saying his comments "may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify."

> Hurt people hurt people.
## Fraction of primary spending
The ninety-five thousand dollars is a fraction of the thirty-three million dollars United Democracy Project spent on ads in the Democratic primary against El-Sayed and supporting Rep. Haley Stevens.
## Rogers welcomes AIPAC involvement
During their first debate Thursday night, Republican Mike Rogers said he would welcome AIPAC's involvement when asked about an Axios report that his allies had asked the group to stay out.
## Rogers attacks El-Sayed on Israel
Rogers said he would welcome help stopping "a guy who can't condemn terrorism in our own country because he's so close to the people who are supporting the Muslim Brotherhood."

> a guy who can't condemn terrorism in our own country because he's so close to the people who are supporting the Muslim Brotherhood
## El-Sayed on tax dollars and weapons
When asked whether he would support funding for defensive weapons for Israel if attacked, El-Sayed responded: "I don't want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries. I don't know what's so hard about that."

> I don't want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries.
## El-Sayed declines Iran-Israel comparison
Asked whether Iran or Israel posed a bigger threat to the United States, El-Sayed declined to answer, calling the question "a ridiculous hypothetical."

> a ridiculous hypothetical
## Rogers frames spending as significant
Speaking to reporters Friday night in Highland Township, Michigan, Rogers noted the expenditure was relatively small but suggested it would get under El-Sayed's skin, saying it reveals something about his opponent.
## Key takeaway

AIPAC's super PAC United Democracy Project has resumed spending in Michigan's Senate race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, targeting one hundred thirty thousand Jewish voters with mailers about his response to a synagogue attack.