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Abdul El-Sayed: “I’m a doctor and a dad. I rebuilt Detroit’s health department, led Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human and…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
I’m a doctor and a dad. I rebuilt Detroit’s health department, led Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services. We put glasses on kids, took on corporate polluters, eliminated medical debt. I’m running because it just shouldn’t be this hard to get by in the richest country in the world.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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Describing his background and motivation for running.

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