EL-SAYED, ABDUL

D · senate

FEC candidate id: S6MI00418
Internal id: bbc3d195-1991-41d9-b71a-ad76c38d51f5
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Michigan. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	10,077,761
People	Median age	40
Income	Median household income	$72,875
Income	Per-capita income	$40,735
Income	In poverty	13.2%
Income	Unemployed	5.7%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.465
Race	White alone	73.7%
Race	Black alone	13.3%
Race	Asian alone	3.4%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	5.9%
Race	Two or more races	7.2%
Origin	Foreign-born	7.2%
Language	Speaks English only at home	89.6%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	3.1%
Education	High school or higher	60.4%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	32.5%
Education	Advanced degree	12.7%
Household	Family households	62.5%
Household	Avg household size	2.42
Household	Never married (15+)	34.2%
Housing	Median home value	$231,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,129
Housing	Single-family detached	72.0%
Housing	Built before 1940	7.0%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.6%
Housing	Vacant units	11.8%
Service	Veterans (18+)	5.8%
Health	With a disability	14.3%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	90.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.0%
Commute	Drove alone	74.3%
Commute	Public transit	0.9%
Commute	Worked from home	13.5%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$7,646,728	$5,117,401	$2,529,327	$0	$7,572,496

Elections

2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running
2026 general senate · MI-S — running

Committees

ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE — principal · type S

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 18.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-31	CALIFORNIANS FOR FREEDOM	24K	$1,000
2026-03-30	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$237
2026-03-30	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$380
2026-03-28	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$3,325
2026-03-26	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$237
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$2,375
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$237
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$712
2026-03-02	COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND	24K	$1,000
2026-02-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$6,650
2026-02-03	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITI…	24K	$500
2026-01-20	NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-12-31	ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-12-21	THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC	24E	$50
2025-11-26	MEDICARE FOR ALL	24K	$5,000
2025-10-30	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	24K	$50
2025-10-28	RISING DEMS	24K	$3,500
2025-10-14	A NEW POLICY PAC	24K	$3,325
2025-09-23	NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-06-16	PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA	24K	$5,000
2025-06-04	EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
BARAKAT, ABDUL	—	VAN NUYS, CA	2	$7,000
HUSAIN, SOHAIL	AGILITY ORTHOPEDICS · PHYSICIAN	ANDOVER, MA	1	$3,500
JAWEED, SAIF	TRISTATE CENTERS FOR SIGHT · PHYSICIAN	WEST CHESTER, OH	2	$2,500
CLONEY, MICHAEL	MICHIGAN MEDICINE · PHYSICIAN	ANN ARBOR, MI	1	$2,500
AHMED, MOINUDDIN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	AUSTIN, TX	1	$2,000
HAMED, HUSAM	TRIHEALTH · PHYSICIAN	MASON, OH	1	$2,000
HASSAN, RAHEELA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	HOCKESSIN, DE	1	$2,000
KAKI, AMIR	SELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIAN	BIRMINGHAM, MI	1	$2,000
SINGH, DILJEET	INTEGRATIVE GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY · PHYSICIAN	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$1,500
REFAEI, SULEIMAN	SELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIST	MONTGOMERY, OH	1	$1,000
PARKER, KIMBERLY	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	NEW YORK, NY	1	$1,000
QADRI, SYED	INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR · PHYSICIAN	CANTON, MI	1	$1,000
SHAKIR, MUBEEN	OU HEALTH · PHYSICIAN	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	1	$1,000
GUERMAZI, NOURA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	NEWTON CENTRE, MA	1	$1,000
WEISS, MARINA	BROOKLYN COLLEGE · CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST	BROOKLYN, NY	1	$1,000
KHAN, AMIR	SELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIAN	WELLESLEY, MA	1	$1,000
KHORFAN, FAHIM	NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED	GRAND BLANC, MI	1	$1,000
BRETSCHNEIDER, ARTHUR	SENIORLY · ENTREPRENEUR	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	1	$1,000
GOMAA, YUSRA	KAPITAN GOMAA · ATTORNEY	GLEN ELLYN, IL	1	$1,000
BRAKE, STEPHEN	NUTTER · ATTORNEY	NORWELL, MA	1	$1,000
KHORFAN, FARRAH	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	GRAND BLANC, MI	1	$1,000
TARABISHY, BISHER	DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP · PHYSICAN	WILLOWBROOK, IL	1	$1,000
DAHMAN, MOHAMED	MERCY HEALTH · PHYSICIAN	MASON, OH	1	$1,000
PAPPAS, TINAMARIE	STATE OF MICHIGAN · ATTORNEY	ANN ARBOR, MI	1	$1,000
GHANAYEM, BURHAN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DURHAM, NC	2	$750

Connected on the graph

Inbound (21)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-31	CALIFORNIANS FOR FREEDOM	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2026-03-30	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$237	pas2
2026-03-30	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$380	pas2
2026-03-28	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$3,325	pas2
2026-03-26	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$237	pas2
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$237	pas2
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$2,375	pas2
2026-03-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$712	pas2
2026-03-02	COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2026-02-25	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$6,650	pas2
2026-02-03	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2026-01-20	NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-31	ROOTED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-21	THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2025-11-26	MEDICARE FOR ALL	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-10-30	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2025-10-28	RISING DEMS	contributed_to	$3,500	pas2
2025-10-14	A NEW POLICY PAC	contributed_to	$3,325	pas2
2025-09-23	NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-06-16	PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-06-04	EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	ABDUL FOR U.S. SENATE	—		candidate_committees

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