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日出运动联合创始人威廉·劳伦斯将自己锁在恩布里奇5号线管道施工现场的设备上
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前白宫副幕僚长卡尔·罗夫与民调专家马克·彭恩分析密歇根州初选投票数据显示，候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德在伊普西兰蒂等大学城以53个百分点的优势胜出，而候选人黑利·史蒂文斯则赢得了弗林特和韦恩县的选区。
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一名密歇根州竞选众议院席位的极左翼候选人在2013年的一场抗议活动中因拒捕被捕。
进步派组织“日出运动”联合创始人威廉·劳伦斯正在密歇根州挑战共和党众议员汤姆·巴雷特，这场选战是全美最受关注的选举之一。目前预计仍有数量极少的国会席位处于摇摆状态，该选区的胜选结果可能会对两党在11月能否拿下国会控制权起到决定性作用。
福克斯新闻数字频道获取的文件显示，劳伦斯是2013年反对恩布里奇5号线管道抗议活动中被捕的人员之一。这条全长645英里的输油输气管道连接威斯康星州与安大略省，途经密歇根州，负责输送原油和天然气。
日出运动联合创始人在关键密歇根州选战中击败建制派支持的民主党人
2026年7月19日，众议院候选人威廉·劳伦斯与参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德、参议员伯尼·桑德斯以及众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹一同在密歇根州兰辛参加集会。（安德鲁·罗斯/西帕图片社 via 路透社）
他与其他人将自己锁在设备上抗议该管道项目。该管道有助于满足美国关键能源需求，但也一直遭到环保组织和部分管道途经土地的原住民部落的反对。
被告们被指控非法侵入、拒捕以及阻碍执法人员执行公务。文件显示，劳伦斯与另外三人最终被切断锁链，随后被顺利逮捕。
民主党社会主义者候选人推动联邦人工智能数据中心暂停令，密歇根州提前投票正在进行中
劳伦斯本人曾在2020年5月的X平台（原推特）上发帖称“削减警察经费”。次月的一条推文更是明确呼吁削减密歇根州兰辛市警察局的预算。
他本周在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示：“我并不支持削减警察经费。我听从了该选区内我会面过的急救人员和枪支暴力预防倡导者的意见，他们支持为青年项目、心理健康资源和社区暴力干预项目增加拨款，并与执法部门开展合作。”
他的竞选团队同时指出，根据密歇根州州法，这项定罪记录已被消除。
此后他也在Instagram上谈及此次被捕事件。今年早些时候他在一段视频中表示，自己当时“挺身而出”对抗能源公司恩布里奇，并补充道：“这件事正义吗？绝对正义。但当时的做法明智吗？或许并不明智。”
密歇根州国会候选人威廉·劳伦斯在公开谈及自己2013年环保抗议被捕事件时，在Instagram上分享了这张照片。他与其他人将自己锁在设备上，以抗议油气管道项目。（Instagram/@wewill2026mi）
“事实是，他们当天下午就恢复了作业，而我和我的同伴们却面临了数年的法律后果，”他说道，“我不会建议你们效仿我的做法，但我的立场始终不变，你们永远可以相信我会为纯净的密歇根州和我们的水资源而战。”
民主党团体在社会主义者初选获胜后斥资1500万美元打击民主党社会主义者：“致命威胁”
尽管劳伦斯在初选中得到了进步派团体的支持，但随着大选对决日趋激烈，他已表示自己已退出民主党社会主义者组织（DSA）。
但这并未阻止众议院共和党竞选机构全国共和党国会委员会（NRCC）将他与极左翼阵营绑定。
2024年11月4日，众议员汤姆·巴雷特在密歇根州大急流城范安德尔竞技场发表演讲，此前美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普在选举日前的最后一场竞选集会上也在此亮相。（杰夫·科瓦尔斯基/法新社）
“社会主义者、有前科者威廉·劳伦斯是一名极端激进的极左翼自由主义者，他将自己极端的气候议程置于常识和密歇根州辛勤劳动者的优先事项之上。劳伦斯的极端 agenda 清楚表明一点：他对密歇根中部来说过于激进，无法被信任将密歇根州家庭的利益放在首位，”全国共和党国会委员会发言人扎克·班农说道。
共和党今年在保住众议院控制权方面面临艰难挑战，按照惯例，执政党在中期选举中通常会遭遇重大席位流失。但席卷民主党的极左翼激进势力给了共和党新的希望，他们有望打破历史政治趋势。
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劳伦斯的黑马初选 campaign 击败了建制派支持的候选人马特·马斯达姆和布里奇特·布林克——后者曾担任美国驻乌克兰大使。
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Dem House candidate’s 2013 arrest resurfaces in pivotal race for control of Congress
August 24, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence chained himself to machinery at the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline site
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and pollster Mark Penn analyze Michigan primary voting data showing candidate Abdul El-Sayed winning college towns, including Ypsilanti, by 53 points, while candidate Haley Stevens won Flint and Wayne County precincts.
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A far-left candidate running for the House of Representatives in Michigan was arrested for resisting police during a 2013 protest.
William Lawrence, co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement, is challenging Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., in one of the most closely-watched elections in the country. With so few congressional seats still expected to be up in the air, a victory there could be decisive for whichever party wins control in November.
Fox News Digital obtained documents that show Lawrence was among a group of people arrested in 2013 during a demonstration against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, a 645-mile piece of infrastructure running crude oil and natural gas between Wisconsin and Ontario — with Michigan in between.
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House candidate William Lawrence speaks at a rally with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Lansing, Mich., on July 19, 2026.(Andrew Roth/Sipa USA via Reuters)
He and others chained themselves to machinery in protest of the pipeline, which helps the U.S. meet critical energy needs but has also been a subject of pushback by environmental groups and indigenous tribes whose land the pipeline partially runs through.
The defendants were charged with trespassing, as well as resisting and obstructing a police officer. The documents stated that Lawrence and three others had to be cut off of the equipment but were then arrested without incident.
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Lawrence himself previously posted on X, “Defund the Police!” in May 2020. A tweet the following month called to defund the Lansing, Michigan, police, specifically.
He told Fox News Digital in a statement this weekend, “I don’t support defunding the police. I follow the lead of first responders and gun violence prevention advocates I have met with here in the district, who support increased funding for youth programs, mental health resources, and community violence intervention, working in collaboration with law enforcement.”
His campaign also pointed out the conviction was expunged under Michigan state law.
He’s also since addressed the arrest himself on Instagram. He said in a video earlier this year that he “took a stand” against energy company Enbridge, adding, “Was it righteous? Absolutely. Was it wise? Perhaps not.”
Michigan congressional candidate William Lawrence shared this image on Instagram when he opened up about his 2013 arrest during an environmental protest. He and others chained themselves to machinery in defiance of an oil and gas pipeline.(Instagram/@wewill2026mi)
“The fact is, they were back operating that afternoon, while my collaborators and I faced legal consequences for years,” he said. “I wouldn’t advise you do what I did, but my conviction remains, and you can always count on me to fight for pure Michigan and our water.”
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While Lawrence was backed by progressive groups in his primary election, he has since said he’s left the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) as his general race begins to heat up.
But it did not stop House Republicans’ campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), from tying him to the far-left.
Rep. Tom Barrett speaks at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Nov. 4, 2024, before former President Donald Trump holds his final campaign rally ahead of Election Day.(Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
“Socialist felon William Lawrence is a radical far-left liberal who puts his extreme climate agenda ahead of common sense and the priorities of hardworking Michiganders. Lawrence’s extreme agenda makes one thing clear: he is far too radical for Mid-Michigan and can’t be trusted to put Michigan families first,” NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon said.
Republicans are facing an uphill battle to keep control of the House this year, with the party in power traditionally facing significant losses during the midterms. But the far-left insurgency that’s gripped the Democratic Party has given the right new hope that they could buck historic political trends.
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Lawrence’s upstart primary campaign saw him defeat establishment-backed candidates Matt Maasdam and Bridget Brink, the latter of whom formerly served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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