Socialist-backed Dem who ripped the wealthy cracks state’s top 1%, tax returns show

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state. El-Sayed and his wife collectively earned $686,069 in 2025, according to recently released tax returns. To make it into the top 1% of earners in Michigan , households need to bring in just over $611,500, according to IRS data analyzed by Axios. "For people who have accumulated so much wealth that