Some community leaders warned that the Democratic establishment was ignoring their pain, and making the same mistakes as 2024. Uncommitted co-founder and Sanders-endorsed Abbas Alawieh is running against state Rep. Erin Byrnes in Michigan state Senate district 2. Leftist former state Rep. Abe Aiyash is running against establishment pick Justin Onwenu in Michigan state Senate district 1. DSA and WFP-backed Chris Gilmer-Hill is running against incumbent state Rep. Helena Scott in Michigan state House district 8. DSA State Rep. Dylan Wegela, WFP-backed State Rep. Tonya Phillips, and WFP-backed Jason Morgan are all defending seats in the Michigan House.