AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, entered the Michigan Senate general election on Friday to oppose Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, after reported tensions with the GOP nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) over its role in the race.

Individuals affiliated with Rogers’ campaign had reportedly told AIPAC that it did not want the group to openly spend in favor of him in the general election, fearing that its controversial reputation might do harm to his campaign.

But UDP announced in a Friday filing that it had spent nearly $100,000 on direct-mail advertisements against El-Sayed.

A UDP spokesperson told Jewish Insider that the mailers were being sent to 130,000 Jewish voters in Michigan. They highlight El-Sayed’s response to the terrorist attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., saying of the shooter, “Hurt people hurt people.”

The mailer highlights that the attack was a Hezbollah-inspired terrorist attack intentionally targeting the Jewish community in Michigan. 

El-Sayed later apologized for the comments as he worked to appeal to Jewish voters after the primary, saying he was trying to “offer broader context” on the attack.

The group spent tens of millions in the primary election attacking El-Sayed and boosting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), who ultimately fell one point short of victory.

The UDP spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the group has plans for further advertising, including on television or digital in the general election race.

Asked at a Thursday night debate about whether he would accept support from AIPAC, in light of the reported tensions, Rogers did not answer directly.

Rogers said he would welcome anybody “that wants to help my campaign stop a guy who can’t condemn terrorism in our own country because he’s so close to the people who are supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.”

A newly formed super PAC, Together for Michigan, ran an ad during the debate featuring comments from Taylor Weintraub, a mother of a student at the Temple Israel preschool that was attacked by a terrorist earlier this year, directing viewers to a website for Democrats supporting Rogers’ campaign.