August 4, 2022 8:00 am
JERUSALEM POST
Rep. Haley Stevens defeats Rep. Andy Levin in Michigan Dem. primary
Haley Cohen, Omri Nahmias
August 3, 2022
In a critical Michigan primary featuring two incumbent Democratic members of Congress facing off, Rep. Haley Stevens defeated Andy Levin on Tuesday night in a heated race between Jewish and pro-Israel groups. The race between the progressive Levin, 61, who is Jewish, and the moderate Stevens, 38 – one-time cordial allies both first elected to the House in 2018 – caught the attention of political action committees (PACs) of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and J Street. In Tuesday’s primary for the Detroit area’s 11th District, the AIPAC-PAC backed Stevens, while J Street PAC backed Levin. READ MORE
JTA Jewish political dynasty ends as Rep. Haley Stevens ousts Rep. Andy Levin in Michigan Democratic primary Stevens’ decisive win concluded a bank-busting primary that attracted more than $4 million in pro-Israel outside spending to a face-off between two incumbents in the Detroit suburbs.
JNS AIPAC-backed congressional candidate in Michigan loses primary to multi-millionaire Democrat winner Thanedar, who ran for office for the first time in 2018 in a failed bid to get the Democratic nomination for governor of Michigan, has concerned Jewish organizations regarding his positions on Israel.
Posted by ArchitectGuy
Categories: Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tags: AIPAC, Andy Levin, Haley Stevens, J Street, Michigan
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