Washington, D.C.– Today, LCV Victory Fund launched $2.5 million on a new ad program contrasting Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed. Rogers was named to LCV Victory Fund’s Dirty Dozen this year for his connections to Big Oil and Big Tech. The ad will run on YouTube and CTV until November 3.

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“It is clear that Mike Rogers is in bed with Big Pharma,” said Sara Schreiber, Senior Vice President of Campaigns at LCV Victory Fund. “Michiganders deserve a leader like Abdul El-Sayed, who will not only look out for them but is committed to standing up to Big Pharma and corporate interests in order to lower costs.”

The ad focuses on Mike Rogers’ connection to Big Pharma, which has spent over $1 million to support his campaigns. Meanwhile, Rogers has voted 19 times to keep prescription drug costs high. In contrast, the ad emphasizes Abdul El-Sayed’s promise to not take corporate PAC money and plans to lower healthcare costs for Michiganders. 

Throughout his time in Congress, Mike Rogers voted multiple times to block Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices and repeatedly voted against expanding health insurance for low-income children, opposing legislation that Michigan officials said could help tens of thousands of uninsured kids get medical care.

Mike Rogers earned an 8% lifetime score on the LCV National Environmental Scorecard across his 14 years representing Michigan’s 8th District (2001–2015). He appeared on the Dirty Dozen list back in 2000 when he originally ran for the House because of his anti-environmental record in the state legislature. Over his congressional career Rogers also took roughly $693,000 in direct contributions from oil and gas industry donors, and his 2026 campaign and allied super PAC have continued taking fossil-fuel money, including from Chevron’s PAC and oil financier Tim Dunn. 

LCV Victory Fund and affiliated entities announced their plan to surge to over $110 million into key House, Senate, and state races. The organization’s primary strategic priority this cycle is to return both the Senate and House to Democratic control. The climate group initially committed $50 million to its midterm efforts, but as voters’ concerns about energy prices and other climate-related issues continued to grow, the group’s leadership raised unprecedented resources. The investment marks the largest total spent by an outside issue group in support of Democratic candidates, and surpasses the $100 million the group invested in 2022.

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Paid for by LCV Victory Fund, www.lcvvictoryfund.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.