Haley Stevens had lost the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed earlier this year. Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. Haley Stevens broke with both former rival for Michigan's open Senate seat Abdul El-Sayed as well as their party Sunday to endorse the Republican nominee, Mike Rogers, just two.