Democrats Are Recruiting Canvassers ‘With Previous Felony Convictions’ To Knock on Doors for Abdul El-Sayed, Other Dems, in Get-Out-the-Vote Push

Democratic political groups and their consultants—including those supporting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed—are recruiting canvassers with “previous felony convictions” to knock on voters’ doors in Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, and other battleground states, according to job listings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.

Unity & Justice Fund, a group supporting left-wing Democrat El-Sayed in Michigan, the Outreach Team, a Democratic consulting firm working for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Planned Parenthood have posted job ads across the country that “strongly” encourage people from “underrepresented groups” to apply for the canvasser gigs.

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Duties include conducting “door to door contact” and having “one-on-one conversations” with voters in their homes and at public events. Hourly wages range from $22 to $27, with bonuses available for some gigs.

The get-out-the-vote effort is critical in the final days of close statewide races like the Michigan Senate contest, which could determine the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Campaigns and political organizations rely heavily on canvassers to turn out voters they have identified as likely supporters. Campaigns provide canvassers with voters’ names, addresses, and party affiliation—information provided by most states.

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The groups aiming to hire ex-cons have spent millions of dollars on canvassers in battleground Senate and House races across the country, according to campaign finance disclosures.

In Michigan, Unity & Justice Fund has paid $435,698 to the consulting firm Chase & Porter for canvassing work in Detroit to support El-Sayed.

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Several prominent Democratic PACs have paid $3,467,416 to the Outreach Team for canvassing work in battleground Senate and House races, according to disclosures.

Planned Parenthood has paid the Outreach Team $300,000 to canvas for El-Sayed. For Our Future, a PAC funded heavily by labor unions, has paid $33,333 to the consulting firm to turn out the vote for El-Sayed, who is running against Republican Mike Rogers in one of the most heated Senate races in the country.

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The firm is also working to elect Dan Osborn, the Democrat-backed independent running for Senate in Nebraska who is in a close race with GOP incumbent Pete Ricketts. The job ad touts the value of canvassers showing up “on every porch, corner, driveway, sidewalk, field and farm across the state.”

In Iowa, the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, a left-leaning group funded heavily by Bill Gates’s ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, has given $256,971 to the Outreach Team to canvas in support of Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek, who is running neck and neck with Republican Ashley Hinson. Canvassers will “engage Iowans around corporate polluter accountability, health care, big ag, affordability, and the 2026 election,” the job listing states.

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Planned Parenthood Votes, funded in past years by George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, paid the Outreach Team $1,108,000 to canvas for North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper and $93,750 in support of Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon, who glorifies convicted cop-killers.

The Outreach Team has spent millions of dollars more on canvassers for pivotal House races in California, Iowa, Florida, and Arizona.

Planned Parenthood and Worker Power PAC, a group closely aligned with labor unions, has paid $500,000 for canvassers on behalf of California congressional candidate Marni Von Wilpert, a Democrat running to replace retiring Republican Darrell Issa.

The Outreach Team and Unity & Justice Fund did not respond to requests for comment.

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