'moderate' Dem Running For Us Senate In Michigan Co-sponsored A 'feminist Approach' To Foreign Policy

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., co-sponsored a solution during nan past convention of Congress supporting a "feminist attack to each aspects of overseas policy," contempt framing herself arsenic nan mean Democratic candidate for nan U.S. Senate. 

The solution was introduced by Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., successful nan U.S. House of Representatives connected March 8, 2023, and was referred to nan House Committee connected Foreign Affairs. 

"An equitable world cannot beryllium without nan womanist perspective," Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif, said successful a press release in support of nan resolution. "When we position nan world done a lens that includes each women, we let ourselves to spot nan full picture, beyond nan traditional, patriarchal framework, enabling america to move 1 measurement person toward existent equality."

In summation to Stevens, nan solution was co-sponsored by progressive House Democrats, including Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. 

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Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks during a rally connected nan West Front of nan U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

When reached for remark astir Stevens' support for nan resolution, a run spokesperson, Reeves Oyster, told Fox News Digital, "Haley is 1 of Michigan's astir effective lawmakers and is focused connected lowering costs, strengthening our manufacturing economy, and creating jobs – which is why polls show she's nan strongest campaigner successful some nan superior and wide elections."

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The solution presents a exemplary for "taking a feminist attack to each aspects of overseas policy, including overseas assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms."

According to nan House resolution's text, a "feminist approach" to overseas policy "prioritizes peace, gender equality, and biology integrity; enshrines, promotes, and protects nan quality authorities of all; seeks to disrupt colonial, racist, patriarchal, and male-dominated powerfulness structures; and allocates important resources, including research, to execute that vision."

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., conducts a rally to beforehand ambiance benefits successful nan Build Back Better Act successful nan U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Through an "intersectional approach," nan solution seeks to "correct" inequalities among "intersecting systems of discrimination, including favoritism connected nan ground of race, age, language, socioeconomic status, beingness aliases intelligence ability, sex, including gender personality aliases look and intersexual orientation, indigenous identity, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, and nationality aliases migrant status."

According to nan text, "feminist diplomacy" promotes peace, including "non-military conflict resolution, and serene competition, and that mitigate nan effects of ambiance change," arguing a feminist attack to migration would "integrate an study of nan effect of migration argumentation connected women, children, group of each gender identities, and Indigenous people."

Despite Stevens co-sponsoring this solution alongside progressive "Squad" leaders successful nan Democratic Party, her run based on that nan Michigan representative is among nan astir competitory Democratic candidates to situation Republicans for Michigan's U.S. Senate spot successful 2026. 

Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat from Michigan, speaks during a House Select Committee connected nan Strategic Competition Between nan United States and nan Chinese Communist Party proceeding successful Washington, D.C., connected Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.  (Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Stevens said during her 2022 legislature run that she is mean capable to get votes from Republicans, according to WXYZ. And she indicated earlier this twelvemonth to Bridge Michigan that she plans to tally connected a much mean level than immoderate of her opponents successful nan Democratic primary. 

The Stevens run besides pointed to legislation she projected this period to little costs, create jobs and boost Michigan's manufacturing industry. 

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is retiring astatine nan extremity of this Congress, creating an unfastened Senate spot successful battleground Michigan. 

Democratic candidates to switch Peters see Michigan authorities Sen. Mallory McMorrow; erstwhile Michigan wellness serviceman Dr. Abdul El-Sayed; and erstwhile Michigan House Speaker, authorities Rep. Joe Tate.

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In nan Republican primary, erstwhile Rep. Mike Rogers is moving for a 2nd consecutive Senate cycle, alongside Frederick Heurtebise and Kent Benham. 

Lydia Christensen is nan sole independent campaigner successful nan title truthful far.