Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens for Michigan Senate seat

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has officially entered the state's divisive Democratic Senate primary by endorsing Representative Haley Stevens. This move places Whitmer in the center of one of the most high-profile ideological battles currently occurring within the Democratic Party. By backing Stevens for the Senate seat, the Governor has waded into a contested primary race, providing her formal support to the Representative as she seeks the nomination for the Michigan Senate position.