Rogers Campaign Aides Registered as Israeli Foreign Agents
Two workers on Mike Rogers' Michigan Senate campaign have registered under federal law as agents for the Israeli government.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Advertising
Two staffers tied to Mike Rogers' Michigan U.S. Senate campaign are registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for work involving Israel. Federal Election Commission records show the campaign has paid Convergence Media millions of dollars during the election cycle.
Why it matters
The registrations raise questions for Michigan voters about who is directing campaign communications and whose interests they serve. The campaign previously denied that one of the workers was a staff member.
Federal filings show the Israeli government project totals $46.5 million and was subcontracted to 14 Convergence Media employees. The campaign's exact payments to the firm are not itemized beyond the reported figure of millions of dollars.
The players
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers is a former Republican congressman and the Republican nominee in Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Convergence Media
Convergence Media is a communications firm whose employees were subcontracted for an Israeli government project and which was paid by the Rogers campaign.
Brad Parscale
Brad Parscale is a former campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2020 re-election effort and is associated with Clocktower X LLC.
The details
Campaign spokesperson Abigail Ronson registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act in May, covering work through Havas Media Network via Clocktower X LLC, a firm associated with former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale. Communications specialist Jesse Stokes registered in October 2025 under the same Havas contract and has reportedly authored several Rogers campaign press releases.
Timeline
October 2025: Jesse Stokes registers as a foreign agent under the Havas contract.
May 2026: Abigail Ronson begins Israeli government communications work and registers under FARA.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Michigan U.S. Senate midterm elections.
Industry Dynamics
The case sits within the Foreign Agents Registration Act's disclosure regime, which requires agents of foreign governments working on U.S. political communications to register publicly. It shows how foreign-government communications contracts can flow through public relations firms into candidate campaigns.
Michigan voters can check foreign agent registrations and campaign payment records to see who is shaping the candidates' messaging. The filings show which communications workers are paid by foreign governments before casting ballots in the November 3 election.
The takeaway
Disclosure filings are a practical tool for voters who want to know whether the people producing a candidate's messages also work for a foreign government. Checking those records before election day helps clarify who is behind campaign communications.
Further reading
For more on how political firms market candidates, see Advertising coverage in Michigan.
Source note: This article includes information reported by خبرگزاری بین المللی قرآن (ایکنا).
