Michigan lawmaker Mallory McMorrow joins competitive 2026 US Senate race

State senator and Democratic rising star leaned into Trump-Musk criticisms when launching bid to succeed Gary Peters

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator from Michigan and rising star in the Democratic party, has announced her bid for the US Senate in what is expected to be one of 2026's most competitive and high-profile contests.

McMorrow, 38, launched her campaign on Wednesday to succeed Michigan's retiring Democratic senator Gary Peters with a video that showed the Trump administration's mass layoffs of federal workers, plans to cut Medicaid and Elon Musk's so-called department of government efficiency".