Anti-Abortion Groups To Spend $4.5 Million To Secure Michigan’s U.S. Senate Seat for Republicans

A pair of anti-abortion organizations on Sept. 24 announced their plans to pour $4.5 million into field outreach aimed at securing Michigan’s vacant U.S. Senate seat for Republicans in 2026.

Susan B, Anthony Pro-Life America and its partner Women Speak Out PAC said its campaign will target anti-abortion voters who do not consistently vote in the midterm election and persuadable voters in the Lansing, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. The effort will include digital advertising, voter mail, and an early voting campaign.

“We’re energized and ready for the next critical chapter in the fight for life,” said Emily Green, a field director for SBA Pro-Life. “The murder of Charlie Kirk—a true champion for the unborn—has only strengthened our resolve. Now more than ever, we’re committed to speaking out with courage. By connecting with voters and winning key elections, we can save more unborn children and support moms.”

The group also led a door-knocking campaign in the 2024 election, which the group says reached 750,000 voters.

“Four Planned Parenthoods in Michigan have closed their doors because we took back the White House and Congress in 2024—and we’re just getting started. America’s premier pro-life field program will complete 1 million voter visits over the next 13 months to build on that momentum and defend and grow our pro-life majority in the U.S. Senate,” the group’s president, Marjorie Dannenfelser, said in a statement.

While a Democratic nominee will not be selected until Michigan’s August primary election, Dannenfelser said that whoever emerges victorious “is going to be an abortion extremist.”

The Democratic slate of candidates includes U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, former Wayne County, Michigan Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, and research health specialist Rachel Howard.

Reproductive Freedom For All Michigan slammed the announcement, saying the group was aiming to buy the open Senate seat for an anti-abortion extremist.

“In 2022, Michiganders proudly passed Prop 3 to constitutionally protect access to abortion, making it clear they will not stand for a Senator who will gut their access to reproductive care. We are grateful to Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Sen. Gary Peters for holding the line in Michigan,” Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju said in a statement.

The Michigan Democratic Party took aim at the presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers.

During his 2024 campaign against Slotkin, Rogers said he would honor the state’s decision to protect reproductive rights at the state level. However, Democrats argued Rogers cannot be trusted on reproductive health care, citing his record of opposing abortion while serving in the U.S. House.

“Michigan women and families deserve better than Mike Rogers, who will be beholden to out-of-state special interests trying to strip away their constitutional right to reproductive freedom,” Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel said in a statement.

This story was originally reported by Kyle Davidson for Michigan Advance. Michigan Advance is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Michigan Advance maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jon King for questions: info@michiganadvance.com.

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