# US Senator Abdul El-Sayed launches ‘Habibi’ political action committee

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-senator-abdul-el-sayed-launches-habibi-political-action-committee/
- Published: 2026-11-07T09:18:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T10:24:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/7/el-sayed-launches-habibi-pac-days-after-historic-michigan-senate-win?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- El-Sayed has registered Habibi PAC after his Michigan Senate win.
- Leadership PACs can fund other candidates and political groups.
- US midterm spending is forecast to reach a record $11.9bn.

## Summary

Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has launched Habibi PAC, a leadership political action committee, days after winning a historic Michigan Senate race and becoming the first Muslim member of the US Senate. The committee can raise and spend money to support other candidates and political groups, adding a new fundraising role for a lawmaker who made reducing money’s influence in politics a central campaign pledge.

A Federal Election Commission filing dated Thursday lists the PAC as sponsored by El-Sayed; leadership PACs are separate from a politician’s campaign and can help build influence with colleagues. In the 2024 election cycle, they gave $79.3m to federal candidates. The launch comes amid a record-cost midterm election: total spending is forecast at $11.9bn, while outside spending is projected at $3.9bn, up 85 per cent from 2022.

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