Michigan GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga confirms he is interested in running for Senate

Michigan Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga on Tuesday confirmed that he is interested in potentially running for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

"I am," Huizenga answered when asked if he was considering running for the Senate on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "You know, this was not necessarily on my radar screen when I started this."

Huizenga represents Michigan's Fourth Congressional District and has been serving in office since 2011. 

He said that he is considering a Senate run because President Donald Trump needs allies in the upper chamber.

Huizenga said he believes that in the midterm elections, Republicans could keep the House and the Senate if they do the work of getting the budget reconciliation process in place and get the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reinstated.

"We know that President Trump needs allies in pushing forward, not his agenda [but] America's agenda," he said. "This is our agenda, and it's an agenda that he is the leader of, and he needs those allies in the Senate."