Image: William Lawrence, a cofounder of the Sunrise Movement and Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives in Michigan, holds a sign at a rally in support of a data center moratorium in Lansing on July 13, 2026.  (Photo by William Lawrence for Congress)

Stephen Prager of Common Dreams reports: “Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was not the only Michigan progressive to take down a well-funded establishment opponent in a Democratic primary on Tuesday night.

In central Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, Democratic voters picked William Lawrence, a co-founder of the youth-led Sunrise Movement climate activist group, to represent them over two centrist candidates—retired Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink—as the party seeks to flip one of the nation’s most vulnerable GOP-controlled seats in November.

Many of the same obstacles El-Sayed faced en route to his party’s Senate nomination were also faced by Lawrence, who triumphed over a split opposition with nearly 44% of the vote on Tuesday…”

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