Mike Rogers sends letter requesting stop to Elissa Slotkin ad

The campaign team for Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers sent dozens of letters to television stations asking them to cease and desist over an ad by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).

The letter from campaign attorneys William J. McGinley and Michael Bayes alleges that Slotkin, the Democratic candidate for Senate, spread two false stories about the former congressman.

The ad first accuses Rogers of “carpetbagging,” stating that at the end of his term in Congress in 2015, Rogers “left office and left Michigan for good.” Rogers did purchase a home in Florida, but he has since returned to Michigan and is registered to vote in the state.

“Mike Rogers is a taxpaying resident of the State of Michigan and is registered to vote in White Lake Charter Township in Oakland County,” the letter said.

Slotkin’s ad also accuses Rogers of “helping Chinese tech companies.” The video includes the names of Chinese tech companies ZTE and Huawei and a Company Insider article headline on screen. Slotkin’s ad claims Rogers “made millions” helping Chinese tech companies and “giving them access to the U.S.”

“These claims are also false. Mike Rogers has never worked for any Chinese technology companies, including ZTE and Huawei,” the letter said.

The Company Insider The article makes no mention of Rogers’ collaboration with these Chinese technology companies.

“In fact, the Company Insider “The article states that after his time in Congress, Rogers became involved with cybersecurity companies because he realized that ‘we would need the private sector to push back against international criminal gangs as well as Russia and China,’” the letter said.

Rogers founded 5G Action Now, which focuses on “countering efforts by Chinese companies to gain a role in U.S. 5G networks and supporting efforts to remove Chinese hardware from U.S. infrastructure.”

The letter states that the news station is not obligated to grant Slotkin “absolute and unfettered access” so that “she can sponsor advertisements containing false statements about her opponent.”

Chris Gustafson, Rogers’ campaign spokesman, told the Washington Examiner It is clear that Slotkin will say anything, even lies, to get elected.

“When Slotkin moved to Michigan to run for Congress, she couldn’t stop waxing lyrical about Mike Rogers’ record of providing for the people of Michigan,” Gustafson said. “But instead of defending her own record of high grocery prices, a dangerous open border, and voting to ban gas-powered cars, she decided to spread lies and untruths about Mike Rogers to the people of Michigan.”

Slotkin and Rogers won their parties’ nominations on Tuesday and will now compete for the open Senate seat in Michigan.

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The Real clear politics Polls released Thursday show Slotkin ahead of Rogers at 46.5%, up from 40.7%.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Slotkin’s campaign for comment.