Tagged: Justin Amash

Longtime Michigan Republican operatives are open about their desire see Rep. Mike Rogers run in the state's open-seat Senate race, but they're worried Rep. Justin Amash -- who possesses little regard for the GOP establishment -- won't let the possibility of a damaging primary derail his ambition for a seat in the upper chamber.

Washington - U.S. Rep. Gary Peters raised more money in the first quarter of this year than two other fellow representatives combined who are also considering a run for U.S. Senate. Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, is eyeing a campaign for Senate in 2014 with the retirement of Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit.

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash said he and House Speaker John Boehner are on better terms now than they were late last year when Amash was kicked off the House Budget Committee, a move seen as retaliation for Amash's independent voting record.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S. Reps. Justin Amash and Bill Huizenga both voted against $50.7 billion in additional federal Superstorm Sandy relief on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The aid package passed the U.S. House by a vote of 241-180 in a late vote that followed hours of debate on the hefty supplement to $9.7 billion in aid OK'd in early January.