Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed forms Habibi PAC days after win
What's new: Federal Election Commission records show the leadership PAC was registered three days after Election Day.
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed has created a new political fundraising vehicle, Habibi PAC, just days after his historic Senate victory. Federal Election Commission filings show the committee was registered on Friday, three days after the Nov. 3 midterm election in which the 42-year-old Democrat defeated Republican Mike Rogers. The filing classifies Habibi PAC as an active leadership PAC, a type of committee federal candidates or officeholders use to raise money and support other candidates. The move signals El-Sayed aims to extend his influence inside the Democratic Party beyond his own race after becoming the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.