Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating Congresswoman Haley Stevens in one of the state’s most closely watched races. From Medicine to PoliticsBorn in Michigan to Egyptian immigrant parents and raised in Southeast Michigan, El-Sayed originally set out to become a physician. He studied medicine before realizing that he wanted to tackle public health issues through public policy rather than clinical practice. A Sharp Contrast With Haley StevensEl-Sayed’s primary victory came after a competitive and often contentious race against Congresswoman Haley Stevens. El-Sayed would also become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, a historic milestone in American politics.