11-08-2025 12:32pm

Abdul El-Sayed Calls for Unity and Bold Reform at Saline Indivisible Meeting

Libby Williams Contributor

Saline, MI - Progressive leader and United States Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed spoke to an engaged audience at a Saline Indivisible meeting this week, urging Michiganders to build politics rooted in compassion, justice, and shared prosperity.

The event drew dozens of residents from Saline and neighboring communities, who came to hear Dr. El-Sayed discuss his vision for Michigan’s future and the role of local activism in driving statewide change. He shared personal experiences that shaped his decision to run for office and be an advocate for social justice.

“We are the richest, most powerful country in the history of the world. The notion that we cannot address our healthcare failures, the notion that medical debt should even exist, is insane.” El-Sayed told the crowd, “The job of a politician is not to just say what is popular, it should be to make popular what is right.”

Dr. El-Sayed is a physician, public-health advocate, and former executive director of the Detroit Health Department. He attended the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and as a Rhodes Scholar earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford University. He was a democratic candidate for Michigan governor in 2018; and later held a faculty position at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His work focuses on social and public health policy.

El-Sayed emphasized issues including money in politics, healthcare reform, and economic fairness. He also fielded questions on free speech and protecting democracy in Michigan.

Members of Saline Indivisible—the local affiliate of the national grassroots network formed in response to rising polarization—said the visit energized their ongoing community-outreach efforts.

“I’m so glad we had the opportunity to have Abdul share his story and his ideas for our country. His platform revolves around the need to get corporate money out of politics, which is something on which many of us already agree,” stated Naomi Ernest, co-leader of Saline Indivisible. “With so much negativity in the political environment these days, people said they found Abdul refreshing and inspiring. I wholeheartedly agree.”

El-Sayed closed his remarks by urging attendees to continue to fight for change and their own rights, stating, “I think it is time for all of us to understand that rights are rights are RIGHTS; and though you may never understand how someone else might use theirs, if you want to protect your own, you better be willing to stand in and fight for somebody else's.”

The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, with Primaries held August 4, 2026. Incumbent Democratic Senator Gary Peters declined to seek re-election to a third term, opening up the field to three currently announced candidates- Mallory McMorrow, Haley Stevens, Rachel Howard, and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.

For more information regarding Dr. El-Sayed’s campaign, please visit his website at https://abdulforsenate.com/ or attend his local fundraiser in January at Sidetrack in Ypsilanti.