Abbas Alawieh
Former congressional chief of staff
The gist
- Supports raising the minimum wage and strengthening unions.
- Supports abortion access and Medicaid coverage of reproductive care.
- Supports just-cause eviction laws and tenant right to counsel.
- Proposes limiting state and local police cooperation with ICE.
- Supports traffic calming, public transit and protected bike lanes.
- Supports full implementation of the Clean Energy and Jobs Act.
- Supports making large energy users pay for grid upgrades.
- Supports expanding voting access and campaign finance transparency.
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Supports raising the minimum wage and strengthening unions.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“My priorities are universal childcare and healthcare, raising the minimum wage, expanding good-paying union jobs, strengthening and protecting unions”
Supports abortion access and Medicaid coverage of reproductive care.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“I will defend abortion access, support Medicaid coverage of reproductive health services”
Supports just-cause eviction laws and tenant right to counsel.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“I will support policies such as just-cause eviction laws, tenant protections, and right-to-counsel efforts”
Proposes limiting state and local police cooperation with ICE.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“I will push for legislation that limits state and local law enforcement cooperation with ICE”
Supports traffic calming, public transit and protected bike lanes.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“implement traffic calming measures, while pushing for investments in reliable public transit, safe pedestrian infrastructure, and protected bike lanes”
Supports full implementation of the Clean Energy and Jobs Act.
Abbas Alawieh - Planet Detroit 2026 candidate surveyCandidate questionnaire · Planet Detroit · voterguide.planetdetroit.org
“I strongly support full and robust implementation of the Clean Energy and Jobs Act”
Supports making large energy users pay for grid upgrades.
Abbas Alawieh - Planet Detroit 2026 candidate surveyCandidate questionnaire · Planet Detroit · voterguide.planetdetroit.org
“Large energy users should be required to pay their fair share for grid and infrastructure upgrades”
Supports expanding voting access and campaign finance transparency.
Issues - Abbas Alawieh for State SenateCampaign website · Abbas Alawieh for State Senate · abbasformi.com
“I will support expanding access to voting, strengthening protections against voter suppression, and increasing transparency in campaign finance.”