Haley Stevens

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Haley Stevens
Official portrait, 2019
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Dave Trott
Haley Maria Stevens (1983-06-24) June 24, 1983Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Democratic
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Rob Gulley
​ ​(m. 2021; div. 2022)​
American University (BA, MA)
House websiteCampaign website
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Haley Maria Stevens (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevens represents most of urbanized Oakland County, including many of Detroit's northern suburbs. She is currently a candidate in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Michigan.

Stevens was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and was first raised there before moving to Birmingham, Michigan, while in middle school. She graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham in 2001 and went to American University in Washington, D.C., from which she attained a Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy in 2005, and a Master of the Arts in Social Policy & Philosophy in 2007. In 2006, she was hired by the Michigan Democratic Party as a field organizer. In 2007, she received a Master of Arts in social policy and philosophy from American University and began working for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. She transitioned to Barack Obama's presidential campaign after Obama won the Democratic primaries.

In 2009, Steven Rattner hired Stevens to join the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry. Stevens then served as director of a manufacturing innovation and economic growth program in Louisville, Kentucky. Afterwards, Stevens served as a director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago, where she helped launch America's first online training program in manufacturing and design technology. Stevens returned to Michigan in early 2017.

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Stevens moved back to Rochester Hills to run for the United States House of Representatives seat in Michigan's 11th congressional district, launching her bid to unseat two-term Republican Dave Trott on April 27, 2017. While his spokesperson initially described Stevens as a "carpetbagger," Stevens argued that she was born and raised in Southeast Michigan, and had spent her early career working for Michigan. Trott announced his retirement in September 2017, making the 11th district an open seat. Stevens defeated state Representative Tim Greimel in the Democratic Party primary election and Republican businesswoman Lena Epstein in the general election. In August 2018, Stevens was named as part of the DCCC's Red to Blue program, which focused on flipping U.S. House districts by ousting Republicans, joining fellow Michiganders Elissa Slotkin and Gretchen Driskell. Hillary Clinton recorded a late robocall in support of her. Following the robocall, she moved from second place in pre-election polls to winning the election. Politico credited her robocalls for boosting Stevens' campaign. Stevens was also endorsed by President Barack Obama, who described Stevens as a "critical part" of his administration's efforts to bail out the auto industry. Stevens' victory, and that of Elissa Slotkin in the neighboring 8th district, made it the first time since the 1930s that no Republicans represented Oakland County in the House.

Stevens and Colin Allred, both alumni of the Obama administration, were selected as co-presidents of the House Democratic freshman class of the 116th United States Congress.

An October 2019 town hall on curbing gun violence turned contentious as protesters at the Commerce Township gun club, where the event was held, interrupted Stevens and other lawmakers. Stevens said "This is why the NRA has got to go" in response to protestors repeatedly shouting "NRA" in reference to the National Rifle Association.

Stevens ran for reelection. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she defeated the Republican nominee, Eric Esshaki, in a tighter race that saw early ad spending from Republican-allied Congressional Leadership Fund.

In a 2020 floor speech, she shouted over the gavel of her own party saying that she was wearing pink latex gloves "not for personal attention" but to make a point about COVID.

As a result of population loss, Michigan lost a seat in the United States House of Representatives. The 11th District lost its share of Wayne County and was safely Democratic. The home of fellow Democrat Andy Levin was drawn into the district, and Levin sought reelection there, despite the majority of his old district being in the newly-designated 10th Congressional District. Stevens, whose home in Rochester Hills was drawn out of the district, had moved in with her husband to a home in Waterford, opting to follow most of her constituents into the 11th and setting up a primary challenge against Levin. She reportedly outspent Levin by a factor of five. Much of her support was driven by the pro-Israel lobby which had spent $3 million on her campaign by July. Other dynamics in the race included generational and gender dynamics in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning the Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Stevens defeated Andy Levin, 60%-40%. Stevens focused her campaign on protecting reproductive rights and her background as a proponent of Michigan manufacturing, the state's dominant industry. Her victory was aided by $5 million from EMILY's List-affiliated donors and by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which invested $4.3 million targeting Levin and hailed her victory as proof that "being pro-Israel is both good policy and good politics". Despite its large spending against Levin, AIPAC's ads did not mention its motivation for supporting Stevens.

Politico reported that Stevens likely won the race due to a variety of factors, writing that the "drubbing of Andy Levin is a story that's more complicated  — and more local — than most coverage would have you believe." After redistricting, the new district contained more of Stevens' previous constituents than Levin, despite Levin's status as a member of a Michgan political dynasty. Stevens won the general election against Republican Mark Ambrose with 61.3% of the vote.

Stevens was challenged by Ahmed Ghanim in the Democratic primary. She won renomination with 87.1% of the vote. In the general election, she won reelection against Republican Nick Somberg and Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell with 58.2% of the vote. Stevens has the worst wins-above-replacement (WAR) rating among the six House Democrats from Michigan, according to Split Ticket, though her WAR has been positive in three of her four House campaigns.

Stevens voted in March 2023 with Democrats to oppose legislation proposed by Republicans to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.

Following Joe Biden's debate with Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Stevens "unequivocally" supported Biden stating, "I trust our president and know he is the one to finish the job". As Kamala Harris consolidated support as the new nominee after Biden dropped out, Stevens immediately endorsed her.

• Committee on Education and Labor

  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
  • United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
  • Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on Research and Technology (Ranking Member)

• Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

• Black Maternal Health Caucus

• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

• Congressional Equality Caucus

• Congressional Ukraine Caucus

• New Democrat Coalition

• Problem Solvers Caucus

• Rare Disease Caucus

In April 2025, Stevens announced that she would run in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan, being vacated by the retiring incumbent Gary Peters. It was reported by multiple media outlets that her candidacy was backed by the Democratic Senate leadership, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

Stevens is a centrist Democrat. Stevens supported Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's leadership after he backed a Republican-led stopgap funding bill in March 2025 to avoid a government shutdown, calling him "a great leader" who got Michigan billions of dollars in investments through the CHIPS Act. Stevens has not publicly stated who she would support for Democratic Senate leader.

Stevens supports campaign finance reform, including sponsoring legislation to set and enforce limits on political spending, but has also not sworn off support, directly receiving $1.7 million from corporate political action committees since 2018 after excluding outside spending.

Stevens supports investments in manufacturing and technology along with workforce development programs, and is part of the Women in STEM Caucus.

Stevens repeatedly voted to reinstate Congressional war powers, opposing the 2026 Iran war. She has called Iran a "state sponsor of terrorism across the globe," but believes the U.S. Constitution must be followed in first convening and informing Congress.

Stevens voted for legislation to condemn an anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Boulder, CO that killed an elderly woman and wounded a Holocaust survivor. The resolution included language expressing gratitude for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid protests against the agency during the June 2025 Los Angeles protests. Stevens opposes abolishing ICE and instead supports "reining" it in. Stevens has supported legislation for undocumented workers and families to obtain driver’s licenses in Michigan.

Stevens visited Israel in 2019 and described the visit as transformative. She strongly opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement "and all attempts to delegitimize Israel's right to exist." Stevens describes herself as a stalwart supporter of Israel, accusing its critics of antisemitism and characterizing it as a Jewish state, and voted to sanction the International Criminal Court in response to its issuing arrest warrants regarding war crimes in Gaza. Reflecting on her pro-Israel stance, she also said that "we've got to be very clear about who we are and need to stop making everyone happy at the expense of making no one happy". She has received praise from the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC for her support of Israel and described it as America's "strong ally", "a democracy, and a beacon of hope" in April 2025. Stevens accepted the support of the pro-Israel lobby group Democratic Majority for Israel in 2026, describing herself as a "proud pro-Israel Democrat".

Stevens filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December 2025, stating that he "has turned his back on science, on public health, and on the American people—spreading conspiracies and lies, driving up costs, and putting lives at risk."

In 2017 she re-connected with Rob Gulley, a software engineer she knew from high school. They got engaged in June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they didn't get married married until September 3, 2021. Guests, who were required to have a negative COVID test, included Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nessel officiated the wedding. On October 5, 2022, Stevens and Gulley announced their divorce.

Stevens lives in Birmingham, Michigan.

Primary election
	Democratic	24,309	26.97
	Democratic	19,673	21.83
	Democratic	19,250	21.36
	Democratic	17,499	19.41
	Democratic	9,407	10.44
90,138	100.0
	Democratic	181,912	51.84
	Republican	158,463	45.16
	Libertarian	5,799	1.65
	Independent	4,727	1.35
350,901	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	226,128	50.20
	Republican	215,405	47.82
	Libertarian	8,936	1.98
450,473	100.0

Primary election
	Democratic	70,508	59.94
	Democratic	47,117	40.06
117,625	100.0
	Democratic	224,537	61.32
	Republican	141,642	38.68
366,179	100.0

Primary election
	Democratic	83,571	87.09
	Democratic	12,391	12.91
95,962	100.0
	Democratic	260,780	58.22
	Republican	177,432	39.61
	Green	9,713	2.17
447,925	100.0

• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
• Women in the United States House of Representatives

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• Congresswoman Haley Stevens official U.S. House website

• Haley Stevens for Congress campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress

• Profile at Vote Smart

• Appearances on C-SPAN