Democrat Seeking Senate Promotion Moves To Impeach RFK Jr.

Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, a candidate in Michigan’s open 2026 Senate race, filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday.

Stevens, who is locked in a fierce three-way primary contest to succeed retiring Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, is moving forward with a longshot bid to remove Kennedy from office despite no explicit backing from House Democratic leadership. The move is largely symbolic because House Speaker Mike Johnson is unlikely to consider the measure.

“RFK Jr. has got to go,” Stevens said in a video posted to social media Wednesday. The Michigan Democrat alleged Kennedy has “turned his back” on science while ripping the secretary for reducing the size of public health agencies.

“RFK Jr. is the biggest self-created threat to our health and safety,” Stevens added.

The New York Times first reported Stevens had filed the articles of impeachment.

“Secretary Kennedy remains focused on improving Americans’ health and lowering costs, not on partisan theatrics designed to elevate standing in a failing, third-rate Senate bid,” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to pour cold water on Democratic members seeking to impeach Trump administration officials during a leadership press conference last week.