Michigan State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh is launching her campaign Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, hoping to change the fact that there's no Black women currently serving in the upper chamber.
Pugh, 52, of Saginaw is a former state House candidate who won a second, eight-year term on the statewide Board of Education last fall with over 2 million votes. She noted she's the only candidate in the race so far to have won two statewide races in Michigan.
"The people of this state want someone who is a fighter. They want someone who they know knows their values, but also knows their struggles," Pugh told The Detroit News in an interview. "We've heard from the people, and people are excited, as we are. We know that it's going to be a tough race, but we are up for it."
