Tlaib’s Democratic challengers also include former Michigan state legislator Shanelle Jackson, who told JI she would run in January and filed with the Federal Election Commission last month. Last year, she won a fifth term as city clerk, defeating Denzel McCampbell, who serves as a communications director for Tlaib’s campaign, by more than 40 points. John Conyers (D-MI) in a 2016 House primary. Winfrey is mounting her second congressional bid after failing to unseat the late Rep. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American lawmaker in the House, has represented the 13th District since 2019. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) said she would retire at the end of her term.
Tlaib, a two-term congresswoman who is among the most outspoken critics of Israel in the House, announced in January that she would seek reelection in the heavily Democratic 12th District shortly after longtime Rep. The field remains somewhat fluid as other potential Democratic candidates have been mentioned as possible contenders. PIA is so far the only pro-Israel group to have weighed in on the race. “Pro-Israel America is working to ensure that the 118th Congress reflects broad, bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship,” PIA’s executive director, Jeff Mendelsohn, said in a statement to JI. In a new round of House endorsements - including five Democrats and three Republicans - PIA will announce on Monday that its political action committee is backing longtime Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who is among a handful of Democratic challengers going up against Tlaib this August in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s newly drawn 12th Congressional District. The bipartisan advocacy group Pro-Israel America, whose political arm has gained prominence for its feisty presence in recent election cycles, is taking on Rep.
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