WASHINGTON (Michigan News Source) – Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, who was the first woman from Michigan elected to the U.S. Senate, announced she will not run for reelection in 2024.

 

Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to pass the torch in the U.S. Senate. I am announcing today that I will not seek re-election and will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of my term on January 3, 2025.

Read my full statement:https://t.co/qYJE6lyRJ3 pic.twitter.com/Fq659Aevs0

— Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@SenStabenow) January 5, 2023

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Stabenow’s full statement can be read here.

There is no word from the Democrat Party yet about who will run for Stabenow’s seat.