 Which we shared first with Fox News is his first formal endorsement in a Senate race this election cycle, although he's helped other Republican candidates raise money. And it'll take a pile of money to win this seat. A pile. There could be $100 million spent on the U.S. Senate race in Michigan. Could be $100 million spent here. Rogers, an Army veteran, former FBI special agent before serving in Congress, enjoys the backing of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, NRSC. That's the campaign arm of the Senate Republicans.