Muhammad Salman Rais

Muhammad Salman Rais

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Michigan District 7

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Graduate

Central Michigan University

Muhammad Salman Rais (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 7th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Muhammad Salman Rais earned a graduate degree from Central Michigan University.

Elections

2026

See also: Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 7

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tom Barrett (R)
	Submit photo	Elyon Badger (D)
		Bridget Brink (D)
	Submit photo	Josh Cowen (D)
	Submit photo	William Lawrence (D)
	Submit photo	Matt Maasdam (D)
		Alexandra Prieditis (D)
		Muhammad Salman Rais (D)

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2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 28

Sam Singh defeated Daylen Howard and Matthew Shepard in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Singh (D)	55.8	65,537
	Submit photo	Daylen Howard (R)	42.0	49,272
	Submit photo	Matthew Shepard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	2.2	2,635

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,444
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Sam Singh defeated Muhammad Salman Rais in the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Singh	89.4	25,651
		Muhammad Salman Rais	10.6	3,041

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,692
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28

Daylen Howard defeated Madhu Anderson in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 28 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Daylen Howard	58.4	13,540
	Submit photo	Madhu Anderson	41.6	9,646

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,186
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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 28

Matthew Shepard advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Michigan State Senate District 28 on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Shepard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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2020

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 93

Incumbent Graham Filler defeated Muhammad Salman Rais in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Graham Filler (R)	63.2	34,707
		Muhammad Salman Rais (D)	36.8	20,224

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,931
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93

Muhammad Salman Rais advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Muhammad Salman Rais	100.0	7,660

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,660
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93

Incumbent Graham Filler advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 93 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Graham Filler	100.0	13,305

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,305
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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Muhammad Salman Rais completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rais' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Medical Physician by profession, Muhammad Salman Rais completed his Family Medicine training in Saint Louis, Missouri and Master in Health Services Administration from Central Michigan University. Resident of Mid Michigan and looking forward to serve people of area with volunteerism, public service, health education and food programs.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Innovation and manufacturing in Michigan to support agriculture and small businesses
• Keep Graduates from Colleges and universities of Michigan in Michigan
• Heal partisan divisions and work in bipartisan manner

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Environment, Education, Health

Having worked within the medical system for many years, I know firsthand how difficult it can be for people to access quality, affordable care, and I will work to improve that situation.

I recognize the importance of agriculture and manufacturing in our community. It is vital that these sectors receive the support they need to continue to thrive.

We need to protect the future of children with quality education and support for our teachers. Clean environment and protection of Great Lakes is very important to me.

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2020

Muhammad Salman Rais completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rais' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Medical Physician by profession, Muhammad Salman Rais completed his Family Medicine training in Saint Louis, Missouri and Master in Health Administration from Central Michigan University. Resident of Mid Michigan and looking forward to serve people of area with volunteerism and public service.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Public Service
• compassion
• Hard Work

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Environment, Education, Health

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Campaign finance summary

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Muhammad Salman Rais campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Michigan District 7	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2022	Michigan State Senate District 28	Lost primary	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)