Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has withdrawn from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state’s primary, throwing his support behind former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for the party's nomination. Pensler made the announcement at Donald Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids on Saturday after being called onto the stage by the former president. Trump endorsed Rogers earlier this year and many in the party have begun to coalesce around Rogers, who served in the U.S. House for 14 years and chaired the House Intelligence Committee.
Pensler, who was seen as a long-shot candidate, had previously lost the GOP primary for Senate in 2018 by over 9 percentage points to now-U.S. Rep. John James. Stabenow announced that she would retire next year, opening up one of the most competitive seats in the nation.
