Haley Stevens Seeks U.S. Marshals Protection After Death Threats Over Rogers Endorsement

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has asked for U.S. Marshals Service protection after receiving death threats over her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, Axios reported Tuesday.

Axios attributed the report to two senior Trump administration officials. Stevens could not be reached for comment, according to the outlet, and CDN has not independently confirmed the request.

“She has received death threats and reached out to the Marshals Service,” one of the officials told Axios. “There’s a process to go through but she’s a member of Congress and we expect her request will be fulfilled.”

Stevens lost the August Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed and initially said she would support him. On Sunday, she switched her endorsement to Rogers in the race for the open seat.

The split centered in part on Israel. Stevens is a supporter of the Jewish state, while El-Sayed has criticized it, and that divide was a major line of attack in their primary.

The reversal set off a fierce backlash. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who backed Stevens in the primary, called the endorsement “a despicable betrayal,” The Hill reported.

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel said Stevens was no longer a member of the party and never would be again, and House Democrats are weighing whether to banish her, according to NBC News.

‘A Decision of Conscience’

Stevens defended herself in a lengthy post on X Monday night, calling herself a “proud Democrat” and writing that her decision “was not impulsive, and it was not made for me by anyone else. It was a decision of conscience.”

“Once I concluded that Abdul El-Sayed is not fit to serve in the United States Senate, I had to confront who should,” Stevens wrote.

“I chose Mike Rogers, with the hope that he can serve in the tradition of John McCain: a senator willing to put country before party and stand up to his own side when conscience requires it,” she added.

She also rejected suggestions that her fiancé, Jason Turkish, who said days earlier that he planned to vote for Rogers, influenced her. “That is sexism dressed up as political analysis,” Stevens wrote.

Stevens had previously called Rogers “wrong for Michigan” and warned he would be “another rubber stamp” for Trump, NBC News noted.

Fellow Michigan Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell called one of Stevens’ CNN interviews after the endorsement “one of the most painful interviews I have ever watched.”

Rogers, a former House Intelligence Committee chairman, is trying to flip the seat for Republicans in one of the most closely watched contests of the night. The Associated Press has covered the endorsement fight as a late twist in the race.

Early NBC News Exit Poll results, which are preliminary, showed a majority of Michigan Senate voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance. Most Michigan polls close at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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