BIRMINGHAM (WWJ) – After Michigan lost a Congressional seat following the 2020 Census, the state’s 11th District turned into a race between two incumbents.
Haley Stevens, of Waterford Township, has won that race. The 39-year-old beat out fellow Democratic Congressman Andy Levin of Bloomfield Hills.
She is expected to face Mark Ambrose of Bloomfield Township, who led the Republican primary by a large margin.
Levin conceded around 10 p.m., about an hour after Stevens declared victory. Levin said he “will support her and work with her and others to elect Democrats up and down the ballot in Oakland County and across Michigan.”
It was a party atmosphere in Birmingham, where Stevens called it “an honor” to represent Oakland County after winning a third term in Congress.
Stevens leaned on her experience on President Barack Obama’s auto task force to drum up support in Oakland County. She also campaigned hard on pushing to pass a national right for abortion care and improving education.
“I ran as a champion for Oakland County, I ran as a champion for reproductive rights, I ran as a champion for public education and teachers,” Stevens told WWJ’s Ryan Marshall. “I’m willing to stand up to Betsy DeVos’s agenda that’s still haunting us. I also ran to champion who we are in the halls of Congress and advance manufacturing, technology hub that provides equal opportunity to everyone.”
The newly redrawn 11th District encompasses much of Oakland County, including the likes of Royal Oak, Birmingham, Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield. It was one of the most hotly contested primary races of the summer.
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