Detroit Today: Mike Rogers makes his case for U.S. Senate

The retirement of longtime Sen. Debbie Stabenow created a wide open race for the seat Democrats have held since 2001.

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference' on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C.

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference' on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C.

Former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan long held by Democrats.

An Army veteran and former FBI agent who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rogers is vying for the seat left vacant by outgoing Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, alongside the former Republican Congressman Peter Meijer, who just announced his candidacy this week.

Rogers joined Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today Tuesday to discuss why he’s running for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat.


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Mike Rogers is a former Congressman who is running as a Republican for Senate in Michigan. He says inflation is a big problem that is “eating peoples’ paycheck.”

“You gotta put the government on a diet,” said Rogers.

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