MICHIGAN — State Representative Joe Tate (D-Detroit) ended his bid for the U.S. Senate after a slow fundraising start. Tate raised only $193,000 and had $70,000 cash on hand when he announced his departure from the campaign on Friday. Tate’s fundraising lagged far behind State Senator Mallory McMorrow, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El Sayed who all rasied well over $1 million with McMorrow and Stevens raising over $2 million.
For Tate, the announcement he was dropping out capped off a tough political year. After making history as the first African American Speaker of the House in Michigan in 2023, Tate failed to hold the majority in the 2024 election and then was not selected as Minority Leader by his caucus.
“Over the last three months, I traveled across Michigan,” Tate said in a press release. “People aren’t getting ahead like they used to. Our nation is struggling to find its way. I entered this race to fight for those voices. And I’m proud of what we accomplished together in the Legislature for Michigan.”
The race for the open senate seat will be decided with a primary election in August of 2026 and then in the midterm election next November.
