Curtis Hertel response to Rogers’s convention address
Curtis HertelChair of the Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel criticized Rogers’s September 10 convention remarks as dangerous and desperate. The available reporting does not establish that Hertel specifically addressed the campaign-finance allegation.
“Rogers’ remarks were dangerous and desperate, and they were beneath the office he seeks.”
Reporting
Where this statement fits
Mike Rogers's allegation about Abdul El-Sayed's campaign received funding from a terrorist organization
At a September 10, 2026 Republican National Convention midterm speech, Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers said Abdul El-Sayed was funding his campaign with money from “terrorist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood.” Rogers did not name a donor, amount, or campaign-finance filing in the speech. The research documents an outside-support chain involving CAIR Action, Unity & Justice Fund, and a Super PAC supporting El-Sayed, while examining whether any record establishes the specific allegation.
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Reporting
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Michigan Advance report by Ben Solis on Rogers's September 10 convention address and the responses to it. The address included the campaign-finance allegation. Neither Roxie Richner's nor Curtis Hertel's quoted words mention the funding sentence, so neither response is recorded as a denial of it.
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Michigan Advance reported this response to Rogers's convention address, including its rhetoric about El-Sayed's heritage and alleged associations.
After the quotation
The article does not say that Hertel's statement was aimed at the campaign-finance claim.
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Why this label?
Hertel rejected the characterization advanced in Rogers's remarks. His statement concerned the address overall, so we do not treat it as a direct response to the campaign-finance claim.
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The Dispute Index. "Curtis Hertel response to Rogers’s convention address". First published: 2026-09-13. Last updated: 2026-09-26. https://disputeindex.com/events/500-michigan-democratic-party-chair-curtis-hertel-criticized-rogers