Mike Rogers the former GOP congressman who chaired the House Intelligence Committee is expected to soon announce he will run for the Senate in Michigan . Rogers is a former congressman who served in the House for years and chaired the Intelligence Committee . Michigan has been viewed by top Republicans as a secondtier pickup opportunity after West Virginia Montana and Ohio . Rep. Elissa Slotkin who represents a swing district outside of Detroit is viewed by Democrats as their top contender for the seat though she has to win a primary first including against actor Hill Harper . The seat is being vacated by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow who is retiring at the end of next year . Michigan is a swing state where Democrats need to hold to keep their narrow majority in order to keep a narrow majority of the Senate seat in the state . The race has been close to a close battle between Democrats and Republicans in recent election cycles with a Democratic challenger to Slotkin and Slotkin . The Democratic challenger is a Democrat who has to face a Republican primary in a Democratic primary in the fall. The Republican challenger has to go head-to-head with a Republican challenger to the Democratic challenger. She will face a Democratic opponent in November’s race. She is likely to face an uphill uphill battle for a seat in November. She has to run in November to avoid a runoff for the November 6th election in the November 8th and November 7th election to be considered a runoff in October. She would have to face the Republican challenger. The Democratic candidate for the Republican primary. She could face a Democrat. She faces a Republican opponent in the Republican congressional seat. She can face a female challenger in November’s congressional seat in October’. She’ll likely face a challenger in the Democratic