DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is calling in former Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign with him.

Harris will join El-Sayed at a roundtable Tuesday focused on Black maternal health. She endorsed El-Sayed in August.

“Vice President Harris looks forward to returning to Michigan to help turn out the vote in this critical state,” Harris spokesperson Eduardo Negrón told The Associated Press. “It is critical we flip the Senate so we can bring down prices and stand up to Donald Trump’s corruption.”

While Harris is hitting the campaign trail with El-Sayed, two former Democratic presidents have not publicly endorsed him. As of Thursday, neither former President Joe Biden nor former President Barack Obama had announced an endorsement. El-Sayed said last month that he had spoken with Obama and hoped the former president would campaign for him.

El-Sayed supported Michigan’s “uncommitted” movement during the 2024 Democratic presidential primary in protest of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. However, one day after Biden withdrew from the presidential race amid rising Democratic pressure, El-Sayed endorsed Harris and urged Democrats to unite behind her.

News of Harris’ visit comes as polling shows a close race between El-Sayed and Republican nominee Mike Rogers. Rogers also received the endorsement of The Detroit News editorial board after it backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens over El-Sayed in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is not seeking reelection. The winner of the Nov. 3 election will take office in January and serve alongside Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin.

Michigan remains a competitive battleground state. In 2024, its 15 electoral votes went to President Donald Trump, despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer serving as a co-chair of Harris’ presidential campaign. In 2028, Michigan is scheduled to be the fifth state to vote in the Democratic presidential nominating calendar.