Eli Savit

As Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County, Eli has prioritized the prosecution—and prevention—of serious crime. In addition to bolstering his office’s capacity to prosecute sex crimes, domestic violence, and child abuse, he has built several new community-based programs geared towards preventing gun violence and intimate-partner violence. He has also successfully advocated for legislative changes to keep Michigan safe, including common-sense reforms geared towards keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals. As Attorney General, Eli will work steadfastly not just to prosecute serious crime, but to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Eli is an experienced civil-rights litigator who has worked on major cases involving voting rights, the right to education, and reproductive freedom. With the federal government stepping back from civil-rights enforcement, state enforcement is more critical than ever. As Attorney General, Eli will work tirelessly to ensure that every Michigander’s rights are protected—regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Eli has been a steadfast champion for working people. In Washtenaw County, he built the State’s only stand-alone unit in a prosecutor’s office dedicated to workers’ and consumers’ rights. As Attorney General, Eli will have no higher priority than ensuring that workers are paid the money they are owed; have access to the benefits they’ve earned; and enjoy safe and dignified working conditions. He will fight back against wage theft, payroll fraud, labor trafficking, and unsafe working conditions. In addition, Eli will stand with workers against any attempts to deprive them of their right to organize or to raise claims of unfair labor practices.

In the face of economic uncertainty and skyrocketing prices, it is more important than ever to protect Michigan consumers against predatory businesses. Eli has already established himself as a statewide leader on consumer-protection issues. He created a unit in the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office specifically dedicated to worker and consumer protection—and has led multi-jurisdictional litigation efforts to revitalize Michigan’s Consumer Protection Act. As Attorney General, Eli will prioritize consumer protection, and will litigate to stop price gouging, deceptive practices, and other consumer abuse.

For centuries, the Constitution has protected some of our most fundamental rights: the right to free speech; the right to due process; the right to be free from federal overreach. Now more than ever, it is crucial to protect those basic freedoms. And as Attorney General, Eli will use every tool at his disposal to ensure that no Michigander—whoever they are, and whatever they believe—is denied their constitutionally protected liberties.

Every Michigander has a right to clean air, clean water, and safe and healthy living conditions. Throughout his career, Eli has fought to protect our environment. Among other things, he has worked on successful lawsuits against major corporations who polluted the air and water with PFAS and other deadly chemicals. He would be the first Attorney General in Michigan history to have previously practiced as an environmental lawyer on behalf of states. Eli believes that polluters must be held accountable for the damage they cause to our environment, and will work tirelessly as Attorney General to protect our air, water, and our Great Lakes.

Eli recognizes that there is no one-sized-fits-all approach to justice. Though serious crime must be taken seriously, many people accused of lower-level offenses can benefit from alternative approaches—including mental-health and substance-use treatment. As prosecutor, Eli has built out multiple successful programs that ensure accountability and get people the help that they need, while allowing them to avoid a criminal record if the program is successfully completed. As Attorney General, Eli will support evidence-based community-based programs across the State to allow for rehabilitation.

With deep experience in local government, Eli understands that local problems require local solutions. Whether it’s a local business infringing on workers’ rights, a local slumlord taking advantage of tenants, or a polluter contaminating a local stream, the Attorney General must be responsive to local needs—and work with communities to find solutions. As Prosecutor, Eli has a track record of partnering with local governments and community leaders to address local concerns. He is also a nationally recognized expert in how state attorneys general can use their authority to address local concerns. And as Attorney General, Eli will use his legal authority to address the most pressing issues that hit closest to home.

Negotiated a deal that allowed thousands of low-income Detroit families to avoid tax foreclosure and remain in their home, working with the ACLU, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and housing advocates.

Protect Our Environment

Safeguard our Constitution

Eli Savit is running for Attorney General to fight for the rights and freedoms of every Michigander. He’ll take on corporate polluters, protect workers and consumers from exploitation, and hold powerful interests accountable. At a time when our constitutional rights are under attack, Eli will be a fearless advocate for justice, fairness, and opportunity for all.

Use the Attorney General's office both to prosecute serious crime and to prevent it before it occurs.

• Prioritize serious violence.
• Support prevention strategies alongside prosecution.

Strengthen prosecution and prevention of sex crimes, domestic violence, child abuse, gun violence, and intimate-partner violence.

• Apply lessons from county prosecution programs at statewide scale.

Use state enforcement authority to protect voting rights, educational rights, reproductive freedom, and equal treatment regardless of protected status.

• Enforce protections regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Use Attorney General authority to ensure workers receive wages and benefits owed to them and have safe, dignified working conditions.

• Pursue legal remedies for unpaid compensation and unsafe conditions.

Fight wage theft, payroll fraud, labor trafficking, and other exploitation of workers.

• Use civil or criminal enforcement as legally appropriate.

Defend workers against efforts to deny organizing rights or suppress unfair-labor-practice claims.

• Support access to lawful collective action and remedies.

Use litigation and consumer-protection enforcement against price gouging, deceptive practices, and other consumer abuse.

• Prioritize predatory business conduct during periods of economic stress.

Use available Attorney General tools to protect free speech, due process, and freedom from unlawful federal overreach.

• Defend liberties regardless of identity or viewpoint.

Use legal enforcement to hold polluters accountable and protect Michigan's air, water, and Great Lakes.

• Address PFAS and other harmful contamination.
• Seek remedies for environmental damage.

Support evidence-based community programs that provide mental-health or substance-use treatment and allow eligible lower-level defendants to avoid a criminal record after successful completion.

• Maintain accountability while promoting rehabilitation.
• Reserve conventional prosecution for serious offenses.

Partner with local governments and communities to address worker abuse, tenant exploitation, pollution, and other local concerns.

• Tailor legal responses to community needs.
• Make the Attorney General responsive to local reports.