“The things that unite us are so much bigger than the things that divide us,” El-Sayed said in a Wednesday speech. Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, a potential presidential candidate who lives in Michigan, is also slated to attend on Friday. Michigan is a perennial battleground state, having voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020 and Trump again in 2024. Gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, who easily won her primary, is scheduled to attend the event as well. Garlin Gilchrist, who is running for secretary of state; Eli Savit, who is running for attorney general; and Curtis Hertel, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.