Peter Meijer Prepares For Senate Run In Michigan!

Peter Meijer confirms he will run for the senate.

Former Republican lawmaker from Michigan enters the U.S. Senate race. 

Democratic senator Debbie Stabenow is retiring and it puts a crucial seat up for grabs.

Peter Meijer, the son of business executive Hank Meijer, who is the CEO of Grand Rapids based retailer Meijer served one term as U.S. Representative from Michigan. He was one of 10 members of the Republican Party to vote to impeach Washed Up 45 for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol.

Meijer was hit with death threats and calls to resign soon after. Meijer faced a tough primary challenger and lost his bid for reelection.

The seat he held went to a Democrat and it is one of twelve seats to watch for a potential challenge.

Meijer who appeared as a CNN contributor briefly now is confirming his intention to run against possible Michigan Democratic lawmaker Elissa Slotkin.

“My wife and I prayed hard about this race and how we can best serve our state and our nation,” Meijer said in a statement. “We considered every aspect of the campaign, and are confident we have the best chance of taking back this seat for the Republicans and fighting hard for a conservative future.”

Meijer’s path to the nomination is unclear. Washed Up 45 still appears to be popular with Michigan’s GOP base, and it’s unlikely that those voters would choose a nominee whom Washed Up 45 and his allies made a pariah in the party following his second impeachment. Most of the Republicans who voted to impeach Washed Up 45 either lost a primary like Meijer or opted not to run for reelection.

The one-term representative, who had signaled his intentions with the creation of an exploratory committee in August, enters a GOP primary without a presumed front-runner. National Republicans are behind former Rep. Mike Rogers, a onetime chair of the House Intelligence Committee who briefly floated a 2024 presidential campaign as an anti-Washed Up 45 conservative. James Craig, a former Detroit police chief, is running in the “Make America Great Again” lane. Meanwhile, Washed Up 45, the polling leader for the GOP presidential nomination, has yet to weigh in on the Michigan race.

Meijer, a 35-year-old business analyst and former member of the U.S. Army Reserve, has one advantage over his rivals: the ability to self-fund his campaign. While in office, Meijer was ranked as one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

Elissa Slotkin (left) with Democratic senator Ben Cardin and Republican lawmaker Victoria Spatz. They were in the Oval Office with President Biden and Vice President Harris.

Michigan went to Biden.

The president is facing a tough challenge. The conflict in the Middle East has now put him at odds with Arab Americans, Muslims and young voters. The president's support for Israel has become a lightning rod. The voters felt that Biden is looking the other way as the Israeli government commits a genocide.

Slotkin, a Jewish moderate senator from suburban Detroit could face opposition from these voters due to her stance on Israel as well.

Meijer is at best a moderate to conservative Republican. Meijer is not a flamethrower like Craig or a nobody like Rogers. 

Craig, a former Detroit and Cincinnati police chief was ousted numerous times for incompetent leadership. He could get the Washed Up 45 endorsement.