Haley Stevens faces Nick Somberg in Michigan 11th Congressional District election
- U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens faces Republican Nick Somberg in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District general election
- The district includes much of Oakland County and has been reliably Democratic in recent elections
- Somberg defended a man convicted in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a so-called ‘fake elector’
LANSING — Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens will face Republican attorney Nicholas Somberg in the Nov. 5 general election for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District
The district, which has a strong Democratic lean, includes a wide swath of Oakland County, including the cities of Pontiac, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Troy, Ferndale and parts of Novi.
Stevens, of Birmingham, won the 2022 general election by more than 22 percentage points after beating fellow U.S. Rep. Andy Levin in a Democratic primary forced by redistricting.
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Local voters backed President Joe Biden over Donald Trump by roughly 20 points in 2020. Hillary Clinton carried the district by nearly 14 points in 2016.
Stevens beat Ferndale resident Ahmed Ghanim in the Democratic primary by 74 percentage points. Somberg, meanwhile, bested fellow Republican Charles Frangie by 21 points to advance to the Nov. 5 general election.
Here is a closer look at each of the candidates:
Democrat - Haley Stevens: Stevens worked in a manufacturing and research lab before first taking office in 2018. She also served under the Obama administration as chief of staff to the U.S. Auto Rescue Task force, a federal initiative aimed at saving General Motors and Chrysler from bankruptcy. In Congress, Stevens has been a reliable vote for President Joe Biden’s policy priorities. In particular, she’s touted her support for the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which allocated billions of dollars in federal funding toward the domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors. She serves as a ranking member of the U.S. House’s Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Republican - Nicholas Somberg: Somberg holds a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University and law degree from Western Michigan University’s Cooley Law School. In his role as a criminal defense attorney, Somberg has argued a number of high profile cases. He represented one of the Wolverine Watchmen convicted in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. He is currently defending a former Michigan GOP official charged in the so-called “fake elector” scheme to overturn Michigan’s 2020 presidential election in favor of former President Donald Trump.
Green - Douglas Campbell: Campbell, who lists a Ferndale address in campaign filings, was nominated at convention by the Green Party of Michigan. He has run for congress before, including in 2012, when he finished last in a four-way race won by then U.S. Rep. Gary Peters.
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