Who is Jason Turkish? Haley Stevens’ fiancé makes late-night phone calls after Dem Congresswoman endorses Republican Mike Rogers abandoning El-Sayed

The fiancé of Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens has pushed back allegations that he influenced her decision to abandon fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and endorse Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan, triggering a political storm just days before the November 3 midterm elections.Jason Turkish, a disability rights lawyer and Democratic donor, made a series of late-night phone calls on Monday to counter claims by Stevens’ former staffers, friends and political allies that he had played an outsized role in her political decisions. The controversy intensified after Stevens, who had initially promised to support El-Sayed following her defeat in the Democratic Senate primary, unexpectedly appeared alongside Rogers at a Detroit church service on Sunday and announced her endorsement of the Republican.Turkish had endorsed Rogers several days earlier, citing concerns about El-Sayed’s criticism of Israel and its military campaign in Gaza. His endorsement had already raised questions about a possible rift within the couple, but Stevens’ decision to back the same Republican prompted accusations that Turkish had pressured her into changing her position.Turkish has rejected the...