Rep. Haley Stevens Introduces Articles Of Impeachment Against HHS Secretary Kennedy

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McMorrow slams Stevens’ impeachment bid, injecting fire into Michigan’s U.S. Senate primary
By Ben Solis - December 10, 2025

Direct punches have been few and far between on the Democratic Party side of the 2026 U.S. Senate nomination fight, but that changed Wednesday when two of the race’s heavy hitters – Mallory McMorrow and Haley Stevens – threw their respective gloves to the ground.

It was a sign of life for a primary battle that is expected to be politically bloody – and expensive – and could be a harbinger of gut punches to come.

This week, McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) celebrated the passage of a 10-year Michigan economic development plan that she championed alongside state Sen. John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs). McMorrow’s bill would assess the diverse needs of the state by region, including those regions’ challenges with infrastructure, transportation, housing and other amenities needed for economic growth. Development strategies would be hammered out from those region-based assessments.

On Wednesday, Stevens (D-Birmingham), a current member of Congress, introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Her announcement followed a September comment in which Stevens said she planned to file an impeachment resolution against Kennedy for a host of reasons. U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Detroit) last week issued similar articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

For the most part, both McMorrow, Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive in the race also seeking the nomination, have stayed in their lanes and saved their punches for Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of White Lake, who at present is the frontrunner in the GOP side of the contest, including a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump.

McMorrow, however, saw an opportunity to pounce on Stevens for what appeared to her campaign as pure “political theater” – referencing, of course, the new articles of impeachment against Kennedy.

“On Tuesday, McMorrow passed a raft of legislation to boost Michigan’s economy and keep money in Michiganders’ pockets.” the release said. “Notably, her decade-long economic development plan cleared the Michigan Senate with bipartisan support, earning praise from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The legislation, co-sponsored with Republican Senator John Damoose, creates a holistic, region-by-region approach to economic growth that addresses infrastructure, housing, and community needs across the state.”

The release went on to quote McMorrow, who rallied around her work in the Senate. That included the economic plan, but also a bill preventing unemployment benefits clawbacks that would have cost almost 350,000 Michiganders thousands of dollars, despite their not having participated in any wrongdoing; a bill to broaden a program addressing blighted brownfields; legislation protecting against invasive bodily exams while under anesthesia; and a bill to safeguard domestic violence and stalking victims.

“Real economic growth requires vision and measurable metrics.” McMorrow said in a statement. “My legislation gets at the heart of what actually makes communities thrive – it sets out a clear, long-term roadmap to make sure every corner of our state has the tools and resources to succeed, not just today, but for generations to come.”

McMorrow’s campaign specifically contrasted that work against Stevens’ work in Congress.

“At the same time, Stevens, describing herself as a ‘serious lawmaker’ and ‘not one for political theater,’ filed impeachment articles that, according to the New York Times, ‘do not have the support of her party’s leaders and are all but certain to fail,’” McMorrow’s campaign said. “Even Stevens’ Democratic colleagues view the impeachment push as ‘the politically motivated move of a candidate who has struggled to gain traction in a heated primary,’ the Times reported.”

The campaign went on to say that McMorrow knows Kennedy has “no business being in power, but the way to stop his dangerous overreach is communicating everywhere and winning at the ballot box, not doomed resolutions and political stunts.”

Stevens’ campaign swung back hard.

“Haley’s job is to fight for Michigan and protect Michiganders’ health and safety,” Stevens campaign manager Sam Barrett said in a statement to Michigan Advance. “After months of working with doctors, scientists, and her colleagues in the House to fight back against Secretary Kennedy’s chaotic and reckless policies that put Michiganders’ lives at risk, Haley took the serious step of introducing articles of impeachment.”

Barrett said that Stevens, as someone who has been consistently named one of the most effective Democrats in the House, knows “it is her responsibility to stand up for Michiganders.”

“Anyone who thinks we should let RFK continue to wreak havoc on health care instead of using every tool available to hold him accountable is wrong,” Barrett said.

While striking, it wasn’t the first crack at the bat for a candidate against another in the Senate race. El-Sayed took a swipe at McMorrow after she took heat for her shifting stance on the Israeli war on Gaza and the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, which McMorrow has acknowledged is a genocide. El-Sayed has held that position since he launched his campaign.

At a November college Democrats event at Michigan State University, El-Sayed noted, with a few barbs, that the issue was something that separated him and McMorrow and especially Stevens, who has not acknowledged the situation in Gaza as a genocide but has called for an end to the war. Stevens is also a strong supporter of Israel and has been backed by pro-Israel political action committees.