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Haley Stevens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byDave Trott
Personal details
Born
Haley Maria Stevens

(1983-06-24) June 24, 1983 (age 41)
Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Rob Gulley
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(m. 2021; div. 2022)​
EducationAmerican University (BA, MA)
WebsiteHouse website

Haley Maria Stevens[1] (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevens represents most of urbanized Oakland County, including many of Detroit's northern suburbs.

Stevens was elected to represent the 11th district in the 2022 election, defeating 9th district incumbent Andy Levin in the primary and Republican nominee Mark Ambrose in the general election.

Early life and career

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Stevens grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan and graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan. She went to American University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy; she received a Master of Arts degree in social policy and philosophy.[2] She became involved in politics in 2006, working for the Michigan Democratic Party as a volunteer organizer. She worked on Hillary Clinton's and Barack Obama's presidential campaigns in 2008; she worked with Clinton before the primary.[3]

In 2009, Steven Rattner hired Stevens to join the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, and she was his chief of staff.[3] She next worked for the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago, returning to Michigan in 2017.[4]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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2018

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See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 11

During January and February 2017, Stevens moved back to Rochester Hills. She announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives seat in Michigan's 11th congressional district in April 2017. The district had been represented by two-term Republican Dave Trott.[5] Trott announced his retirement in September 2017, making the 11th district an open seat.[4] Stevens defeated state Representative Tim Greimel in the Democratic Party primary election[6] and Republican businesswoman Lena Epstein in the general election.[7] Her victory, and that of Elissa Slotkin in the neighboring 8th district, made it the first time since the 1930s that no Republicans represented Oakland County in the House.[8] She became the first Democrat to represent the 11th for a full term since the 11th and the 9th districts were reconfigured in 2003.

Stevens and Colin Allred, both alumni of the Obama administration, were selected as co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class of the 116th United States Congress.[9]

2020

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See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 11

Stevens ran for reelection. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[10] In the general election, she defeated the Republican nominee, Eric Esshaki, by less of a margin than was expected.[11]

2022

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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 11

As a result of population loss, Michigan lost a seat in the United States House of Representatives placing Stevens' home in a competitive district. The newly drawn 11th District, represented by fellow Congressman Andy Levin, was safe Democratic.[12][13] Stevens moved to the district and launched a challenge against Levin.[14] She reportedly outspent Levin by a factor of five.[12] Much of her support was driven by the pro-Israel lobby which had spent $3 million on her campaign by July.[15] Other dynamics in the race included generational and gender dynamics in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning the Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.[16] Stevens defeated Andy Levin, 60%-40%.[17][18][19] Her victory was aided by $5 million from EMILY's List-affiliated donors[13] and by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which invested $4.3 million targeting Levin and hailed her victory as proof that "being pro-Israel is both good policy and good politics".[20][21][22] Despite its large spending against Levin, AIPAC's ads did not mention its motivation for supporting Stevens.[23]

Stevens won the general election against Republican Mark Ambrose with 61.3% of the vote.[24]

2024

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See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 11

Stevens was challenged by Ahmed Ghanim in the Democratic primary. She won renomination with 87.1% of the vote.[25] In the general election, she won reelection against Republican Nick Somberg and Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell with 58.2% of the vote.[26]

Committee assignments

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Caucus memberships

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Political positions

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Following Joe Biden's debate loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Stevens "unequivocally" supported Biden stating, "I trust our president and know he is the one to finish the job".[31] As Kamala Harris consolidated support as the new nominee after Biden dropped out, Stevens immediately endorsed her.[32]

Electoral history

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Democratic primary results, Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens 24,309 27.0
Democratic Tim Greimel 19,673 21.8
Democratic Suneel Gupta 19,250 21.4
Democratic Fayrouz Saad 17,499 19.4
Democratic Nancy Skinner 9,407 10.5
Total votes 90,138 100.0
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens 181,912 51.8
Republican Lena Epstein 158,463 45.2
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz 5,799 1.7
Independent Cooper Nye 4,727 1.3
Total votes 350,901 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 226,128 50.2
Republican Eric Esshaki 215,405 47.8
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz 8,936 2.0
Total votes 450,473 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic primary results, Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2022[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens 70,508 59.91
Democratic Andy Levin 47,117 40.04
Total votes 117,681 100.0
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2022[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 224,537 61.32
Republican Mark Ambrose 141,642 38.68
Total votes 366,179 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic primary results, Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2024[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens 83,571 87.09
Democratic Ahmed Ghanim 12,391 12.91
Total votes 95,962 100.0
Michigan's 11th congressional district, 2024[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Haley Stevens (incumbent) 260,780 58.22
Republican Nick Somberg 177,432 39.61
Green Douglas Campbell 9,713 2.17
Total votes 447,925 100.0
Democratic hold

Personal life

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Stevens lives in Birmingham, Michigan.[5] She and Rob Gulley, a software engineer she met in high school, were engaged in 2020.[33] They married on September 3, 2021.[34] On October 5, 2022, Stevens and Gulley announced their divorce.[35]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "City of Chicago FOIA Request Log" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "House website About section". Representative Haley Stevens. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Detroit Free Press endorsement: Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens for Congress". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Michigan native comes home for run against Rep. Trott". Detroitnews.com. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Jonathan Oosting (April 27, 2017). "Michigan native comes home for run against Rep. Trott". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lena Epstein and Haley Stevens will compete for 11th Congressional District seat | Local News". theoaklandpress.com. August 7, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Haley Stevens defeats Lena Epstein in race for open U.S. House seat". Freep.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Laitner, Bill (November 8, 2018). "Republican and Patterson's hold on Oakland County may be at an end". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019. All four congressional districts with a footprint in Oakland County will be held by Democrats come Jan. 1, with both the 8th District and the 11th District flipping from Republican on Tuesday.
  9. ^ Balz, Dan. "A leader of the Democratic Class of 2018 confronts the challenges of governing". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Spangler, Todd. "Haley Stevens holds off Eric Esshaki in U.S. House 11th District race". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Andrew Lapin, 'AIPAC-backed Stevens ousts Levin in race seen as bellwether on US-Israel politics,' Archived August 5, 2022, at the Wayback Machine The Times of Israel 3 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b Jonathan Allen, Rep. Haley Stevens ends Levin political dynasty in brutal Democratic primary,' Archived August 5, 2022, at the Wayback Machine NBC News 2 August 2022
  14. ^ Ahlman, Austin (April 8, 2022). "Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens Hopped Districts in November". The Intercept.
  15. ^ Spangler, Todd (July 15, 2022). "Pro-Israel support for Rep. Haley Stevens tops $3 million". Detroit Free Press.
  16. ^ Zack Stanton, 'Why a Michigan Democratic Political Dynasty Just Fell,' Archived August 8, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Politico 8 August 2022,
  17. ^ a b "2022 Michigan Election Results - State Primary". Michigan Secretary of State. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "Michigan 11th Congressional District Primary Election Results". The New York Times. August 2, 2022. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "Haley Stevens beats Andy Levin in Democratic battle for congressional seat". Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  20. ^ Chris McGreal, 'Pro-Israel groups denounced after pouring funds into primary race,' Archived August 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine The Guardian 4 August 2022
  21. ^ Ali Harb, 'Levin v Stevens: AIPAC targets prominent Jewish-American lawmaker,' Archived August 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera 2 August 2022
  22. ^ Andrew Lapin, ‘Jewish political dynasty ends as Rep. Haley Stevens ousts Rep. Andy Levin in Michigan Democratic primary,’ Archived August 19, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Jewish Telegraphic Agency 3 August 2022
  23. ^ Murphy, Tim (August 22, 2022). "AIPAC Is Cleaning Up in Democratic Primaries". Mother Jones.
  24. ^ a b "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "2024 Michigan Election Results - State Primary". Michigan Secretary of State. August 26, 2024. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  26. ^ a b "2024 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 22, 2024. Archived from the original on November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  27. ^ "Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party - 118th Congress Profile". Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  28. ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  29. ^ "Featured Members". Problem Solvers Caucus. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  30. ^ "Rare Disease Congressional Caucus". Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  31. ^ "As Biden reassures Democrats, cracks emerge in Michigan's united front | Bridge Michigan". www.bridgemi.com. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  32. ^ Burke, Craig Mauger and Melissa Nann. "These Michigan Democrats backed VP Kamala Harris to replace Biden; GOP urges resignation". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  33. ^ Spangler, Todd (June 8, 2020). "Rep. Haley Stevens' boyfriend proposes on romantic Orchard Lake boat ride". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  34. ^ @HaleyLive (September 5, 2021). "On September 3rd, Rob Gulley and I said forever and ever and I became his adoring wife. Blessed beyond belief and e…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ^ Nann Burke, Melissa (October 5, 2022). "Rep. Stevens, husband getting divorced after year of marriage". Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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