No corporate checks

Money out of politics

El-Sayed supports overturning Citizens United, banning major forms of corporate outside spending, and publicly funding elections.

You're not supposed to be able to beat $70 million of outside spending. A record amount of money spent in a campaign against a Democrat in a primary in any campaign. You're not supposed to be able to beat that. And what we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.

WHAT HE HAS SAID

• Believes corporations and special interests shouldn't be able to buy elections.
• Is the only U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan who has never taken a dime of corporate money, and never will.
• Supports legislation to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
• Supports banning outside spending through corporate 501(c)4s, Super PACs, and 527 groups.
• Supports public election funding and campaign spending caps.

Primary sources

• Read the campaign position — Abdul for U.S. Senate

Last reviewed 2026-08-19.