Moments ahead of a primary debate on Monday night, Michigan Democratic U.S.Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed released a new financial disclosure, revealing new details about he and his wife’s assets worth up to $2.1 million.The disclosures, which come a week ahead of a heated primary election between El-Sayed and Rep.
Haley Stevens, D-Mich., shed new light on El-Sayed’s financials but questions still remain about the specifics of his wealth.While, broadly, much of their information was already known through reporting he did last year, the 2026 filing adds three key additions.El Sayed and his wife listed a rental property in Dubai worth up to $250,000, a liability to a company in Dubai worth up to $100,000 and a tweak to El-Sayed’s employment status in Michigan.SOCIALIST-BACKED DEM WHO RIPPED THE WEALTHY CRACKS STATE’S TOP 1%, TAX RETURNS SHOWAbdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate in Michigan, speaks before U.S.
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)Past reporting had already show that El-Sayed’s wife owned a rental property in Ann Harbor, Michigan and another one in Bangalore, India. The Dubai property makes a third real estate holding.The debt, worth between $50,000 and $100,000, is a liability owed to Majid Al Futtaim Tilal, a real estate development company that specializes in luxury residential projects.
And finally, the filing adds that El-Sayed worked as a consultant for Wayne County, Michigan, with an income of $72,000.At the same time, the filing lists a salary of $82,750 — also for Wayne County.
The consulting is a change from a salaried position listed at $278,900 the year before."Know many people who own rental properties in three countries?" Prominent gun-control activist Shannon Watts posted on X."Why are all the socialists rich????" Democratic analyst Rachel Bitecofer posted on X.In total, both the 2025 and 2026 filings put El-Sayed’s net worth b...