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Haley Stevens seeks U.S. Marshals protection after death threats over Rogers endorsement
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens has asked the U.S. Marshals Service for protection after receiving death threats following her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in the state's Senate race, Axios reported, citing two senior Trump administration officials.
Rep. Haley Stevens, the Michigan Democrat who crossed party lines to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in the state's U.S. Senate race, has asked the U.S. Marshals Service for protection after receiving death threats, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing two senior Trump administration officials.
"She has received death threats and reached out to the Marshals Service," one of the officials told the outlet. The officials said the request was expected to be granted because Stevens is a sitting member of Congress. Neither the nature of the threats nor who made them has been made public, and Stevens could not be reached for comment.
An endorsement that split Michigan Democrats
Stevens, who has represented a suburban Detroit district in the House since 2019, lost the August Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed. After earlier signaling that she would back him, she appeared alongside Rogers, a former congressman, on Sunday at Perfecting Church in Detroit to announce her support for the Republican.
Stevens tied her decision to the tone of the campaign. She called a PAC ad that blamed U.S. aid to Israel for rising grocery prices antisemitic, said she does not stand with left-wing online commentator Hasan Piker, and insisted she remains a Democrat. Rogers described her backing as a statement against hate.
Swift backlash from her own party
The move drew sharp condemnation from fellow Democrats. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called it a "despicable betrayal," while Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. said Stevens was no longer considered a member of the party, which removed her photo and revoked her access to its voter database. Several of her staffers resigned, including her longtime chief of staff.
It is not the first time Stevens has said she was targeted. In September, she said two people she described as paid provocateurs followed, shouted at and harassed her over her pro-Israel views after a House Science Committee hearing. Michigan voters cast their ballots on Tuesday in the Rogers–El-Sayed contest, one of the races expected to help decide control of the Senate.
Photos: McClatchy, AP, social media
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