Two more Democratic candidates have entered the race to replace U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, in Michigan's 11th Congressional District.

On Friday, Nov. 14, Dr. Anil Kumar, a surgeon, urologist and member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, announced he was running for the nomination to replace Stevens, who is leaving the seat to run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.

John Paul Torres, a Waterford School District trustee, has also entered the field to replace Stevens in the 11th District, a predominantly Democratic district that includes much of Oakland County.

Kumar has run in this district before, though before its boundaries were redrawn in 2021. In 2014, he lost the Democratic primary, then won it in 2016, going on to lose the general election to then-U.S.

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