Two people linked by Drop Site News to Republican Mike Rogers’ Michigan Senate campaign filed separate foreign-agent forms for an Israeli government-backed communications project ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
The Justice Department lists Abigail Ronson and Jesse Stokes as filers of separate short forms under Clock Tower X LLC’s foreign-agent registration, No. 7649. Stokes identified himself as a subcontractor on his form.
The registration describes a U.S. communications campaign commissioned by Israel through Havas Media Network, with combating antisemitism given as its purpose. A work order scheduled $4.5 million a month for digital advertising from April through October 2026. The schedule does not establish how much was spent.
Drop Site reported that Ronson worked as a Rogers campaign spokesperson and that she and Stokes worked for Convergence Media, a campaign vendor. The outlet said metadata on campaign press releases suggested Stokes authored them.
A Rogers campaign spokesperson told The Daily Beast in June that Ronson was not a campaign staff member. Drop Site said Ronson and Stokes did not immediately respond to its request for comment. Another campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to its question about whether the campaign knew of the arrangement.
The filings establish the two people’s connection to the registered Clock Tower X project. They do not establish that the Israeli government financed, directed or influenced work for Rogers’ campaign.
Rogers faces Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Nov. 3 for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters.
