MichMash: State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on why she’s running for US Senate; potential remote work changes
In this episode, Cheyna and Alethia sit down with State Sen. McMorrow to discuss her candidacy for Michigan’s open US Senate seat in 2026.
Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow at a coffeehouse in Birmingham on April 5, 2025.
In this epsiode of MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service’s Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow sit down with State Senator Mallory McMorrow to discuss why she’s running for Michigan’s open US Senate seat.
Plus, people have grown accustomed to remote work since the pandemic, but is it here to stay? We discuss how remote work has affected state government employees and whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will have them return to in-person work full time.
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In this episode:
- Is remote work here to stay for state government employees?
- Discussing the cost of remote work
- State Senator Mallory McMorrow on her run for Michigan’s open US Senate seat
Democrats nationally have been struggling to form an identity since the recent presidential elections. McMorrow said that while establishment Democrats may not be meeting the moment, newer voices could help give the party a stronger sense of direction.
“My sense is that the Democratic Party needs a shakeup, but that’s not going to come from the party itself,” she said. “It is going to come again from candidates and people, in every state across the country, running the types of campaigns that are going to reshape what this party is, how it presents itself.”
In addition to McMorrow, former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed and 11th Congressional District Representative Haley Stevens are also running for the state’s open senate seat as Democrats. The election will take place Nov. 3, 2026.
