Joan Lowenstein

“are passionate about this and feel it’s an existential issue, and I think that represents a lot of people. And, so, they have to do what they have to do.”

Joan Lowenstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Joan Lowenstein acknowledged the strong feelings behind the open letter supporting Mike Rogers.

“It’s sort of 50/50. Half the people I talk to say, ‘I could never vote for Abdul El-Sayed because of things he’s said about Israel and, consequentially, the Jewish community. And the other 50% say ‘it is so important for Jews as Americans to have an Democratic Senate that I could never vote for Mike Rogers.'”

Joan Lowenstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Joan Lowenstein described the division among Jewish voters regarding the Michigan Senate race.

“We are a part of the Michigan Democratic Party, and are not going to advocate that anyone vote for a Republican,”

Joan Lowenstein · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Joan Lowenstein stated that the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus will not endorse Republican candidates.