The former gubernatorial candidate and Wayne County health director gives the race for Michigan's open US Senate seat a progressive candidate.

Abdul El-Sayed (Source: AP) LANSING, MICHIGAN: A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat on Thursday.

Abdul El-Sayed, a native Michigander ... our politics to work for us." He joins a primary field that is still unsettled. Other Democrats looking at the race include U.S. Rep.