El-Sayed shares donors with former GOP candidate who targeted opponent with antisemitic attacks
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former Detroit health director and the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, shares nearly two dozen donors with former Republican congressional candidate Dan Bilzerian, whose unsuccessful campaign against Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) drew condemnation over antisemitic attacks against the Jewish lawmaker.The shared donors contributed more than $61,000 to the two campaigns, according to a Fox News Digital review of federal campaign-finance records. They gave $38,626.20 to El-Sayed’s campaign and $23,144.12 to Bilzerian’s.Bilzerian lost to Fine in the Republican primary. During the campaign, he released an AI-generated advertisement referring to Fine as a “fat Jew” and made other antisemitic remarks. He also criticized U.S. support for Israel and called for an end to American aid to the Jewish state.Among the shared donors is Georgia attorney Ibrahim Awad, who gave $7,000 directly to El-Sayed’s campaign in May 2026. In April, he contributed $12,651.88 through a joint fundraising committee…
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed shares nearly two dozen donors with former Republican congressional candidate Dan Bilzerian, whose campaign against Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) included antisemitic attacks, such as referring to Fine as a “fat Jew.” These shared donors contributed over $61,000 to both campaigns, with $38,626.20 going to El-Sayed and $23,144.12 to Bilzerian. Notable shared donors include Georgia attorney Ibrahim Awad, who described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “Holocaust,” and Texas businessman Hussein (“Sam”) Mahrouq, who has donated to politicians critical of Israel and a PAC established to counter AIPAC. This donor overlap adds to existing scrutiny of El-Sayed by Jewish Democrats regarding his stance on Israel and his handling of antisemitism controversies, including an apology for remarks made after a Hezbollah-inspired attack on Temple Israel.
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