Rep. Haley Stevens may be a pariah to her party, but she showed up to work on Monday night anyway, albeit practically in hiding.
A week after blowing up her professional life with her shocking endorsement of Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, many wondered if Stevens would show her face in the Capitol again. Her colleagues have said she made a “terrible decision” and conducted a “despicable betrayal. They even said there is “not a place” for her in the Democratic caucus.
While she remained out of sight to reporters, it turns out Stevens spent Monday’s vote series in the Republican cloakroom just off of the House floor, multiple sources told The Washington Sun. The House clerk’s office shows she voted “yes” on two bills.
Stevens has kept a low profile since she was spotted going to vote on Election Day, accompanied by her mother and wearing a conspicuously large hat. Last week, she dropped out of the lineup for a post-election panel only to be roasted by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), who filled in for her.
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Several of her top staffers promptly quit after her last-minute endorsement of Rogers over now-Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed. While Stevens was back in town on Monday, whatever remains of her staff was apparently not.
Reporters for The Sun stopped by Stevens’ office three times on Monday — in the morning, at noon and around 6 p.m. — and found a locked door. Nobody answered to knocks.
A large wooden box labeled “FRAGILE,” with one side open, sat empty outside the door.
One staffer for a nearby office said they had seen the door ajar at some point in the morning.
El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat who defeated Stevens in the Senate primary and prevailed against Rogers last week, spent the day at new member orientation, met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and was swarmed by reporters whenever he was spotted in the hallways.
Stevens’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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