In her announcement video, she says her call to public service came on Sept. 11, 2001, when she was just two days into grad school in New York City. Shes had millions and millions of dollars spent raising her positive name ID throughout the current iteration of her congressional district and the prior iteration, said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic political strategist who is neutral in the primary. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Slotkin used her regular internal political meeting that day to begin discussing steps she would need to take to explore a bid, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation who requested anonymity to discuss private planning. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Ms. Slotkin is the first Democrat running in what could be a hotly contested primary followed by a marquee general election fight, held during a presidential year in a major battleground state. As Black History Month comes to a close, U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) honored 10 Michiganders from the 7th Congressional District with distinct legacies as tailblazers, both past and present. This is why I'm running for the United States Senate.'. 4:14. In 2018, Slotkin was one of 31 Democrats to flip seats in districts that Trump won in 2016. The newly drawn district excludes the city of Jackson, often Nancy Pelosi and Elissa Slotkin are from the same party and have agreed on 100 percent of votes in the 117th Congress, ProPublica stated. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 1:46 U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing, told the Free Press on Monday morning that she has made the decision to run next year for the U.S. Senate seat being YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. She also became Stabenow's congresswoman, representing the senator's home in Lansing. Pro LBGTQ+ Dem candidate that has won multiple times in red country. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Rogers described the Michigan Republican Party apparatus as dysfunctional and said that putting together a statewide, A Lenawee County resident is facing federal charges alleging he threatened to kill Jewish members of, What's next for the LGBTQ community with the expansion of the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act, If tea leaves could scream, theyd be shouting that former Republican Congressman (and Livingston County favorite, HARTLAND Sarah Rekowski had her struggles during the regular season, not the least of which. Slotkin is different from many other Democrats @ElissaSlotkin's gaslighting of mid-MI voters is really something. Republican candidate for Michigans Seventh Congressional District state Sen. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), who is running against Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in As a member of the US Army for two decades, Barrett served in the Iraq war. Snyder disagrees with Slotkins assessment that documents released by the White House show Trump abused his power, but Snyder said her campaign launch wasnt timed to capitalize on the freshman congresswomans stance. 2:24. Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, at a campaign rally in East Lansing, Mich., last November. Best of luck to her. Berg continued: "This could be the first of many Senate Democrats who decide to retire rather than lose. We need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder and never forgets that we are public servants, Ms. Slotkin said in an announcement video released Monday morning. Rogers talking 'reigniting American Dream' in early presidential primary states. Republican candidate for Michigans Seventh Congressional District state Sen.Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), who is running against Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in the midterm elections, slammed the congresswoman for voting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) 100 percent of the time. Even though it was thought that Stabenow's announcement in early January that she would not seek a fifth 6-year term next year could lead to a flurry of candidates filing, so far it's been the opposite. Housing assistance waiting list open for persons with AIDS, Slotkin honors Howell's first Black resident on floor of U.S. House, Livingston ESA, local districts, Cleary University meeting on educational opportunities, Hartland grad injured in MSU shooting remains in critical condition, The incredible, untold story of the 1975 KISS concert in Hartland, The Ugly Naked Guy at 15: The full, unabridged, untold history of Brightons controversial statue. Democrat Joe Biden also had barely won in the new configuration, giving hope to Republican House strategists who wagered Biden's low job approval last year would help sink vulnerable House Democrats. Slotkin is facing a flurry of attacks from Republicans after she expressed concerns about Trump asking the president of Ukraine to investigate his top political rival. analyst who has notched several high-profile victories in a challenging district, said Monday that she would run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat. Hartland, Howell girls meet in district final with archived broadcasts, CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE LIVINGSTON POST. Their relationship has stayed strong since, according to Slotkin. Slotkins gaslighting of mid-MI voters is really something. In 2022, she ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District. Slotkins 8th Congressional district currently takes in all of Livingston and Ingham counties and northern Oakland County, but thatll change for the 2022 elections, when new districts are in place. She also has a stellar resume: she is a former CIA analyst who joined the agency after the September 11th attacks, and served in intelligence and defense roles for two presidents - George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Slotkin has been outspoken on the issues that matter most to Michiganders, including protecting patients with pre-existing conditions, lowering the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, and providing safe and affordable drinking water to all Michiganders, the campaign said in a statement Tuesday. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com, Published: 10:08 EST, 27 February 2023 | Updated: 15:22 EST, 27 February 2023. Four Democrats who were considered early on as potential candidates Gov. Republican candidate for Michigans new Seventh Congressional District, state Sen. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), who will more than likely face off against Democrat She will perform well. Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced Monday that she's running for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat in 2024, making her the first Democrat to declare a bid for the battleground state. She's an anomaly in that she can win in this district as a Democrat, even after the redraw. She also served three tours in Iraq as an intelligence officer. analyst who has notched several high-profile victories in a challenging district, said Monday that she would run for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat. The district also includes the state capital of Lansing. And the margin of her victory last year could offer reassurance that she's prepared for another tough campaign. All rights reserved. Nancy Pelosi and Elissa Slotkin are from the same party and have agreed on 100 percent of votes in the 117th Congress, ProPublica. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com, when she flipped a traditionally Republican district to the Democrats. She knows what it takes to win and she is not going to let her seat flip when she leaves, Slotkin said of Stabenow in an interview. "You either care about protecting kids or you don't," she said. Loading I'll be sad to see her leave my district but happy that it will be for bigger and better things. She has seen two mass mass shootings in her district: At Oxford High School in November 2021 and the second was two weeks ago at Michigan State University. However, her announcement for public office comes shortly after her announcementshe is divorcing from her husband, Dave Moore. It was what she called part of an effort to talk to opinion leaders and see what they think, though she stopped short of suggesting a deadline for an announcement. This gives me hope that I will be in her district again even if I have to share her with the whole state. In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow's call for the next generation of leadership. The 46-year-old former CIA intelligence officer is taking steps to prepare for a Senate run, including forming a national campaign team, according to an aide close to the congresswoman who requested anonymity to discuss planning. I have a feeling that Peter Meijer doesn't want to be done with politics yet. Snyder, 35, announced the launch of her U.S. House campaign Tuesday, a week after Slotkin came out in support of launching an inquiry to determine whether President Donald Trump committed impeachable acts. I am from holly and was in her district before the redraw. Hopefully it's not Detmer, that failure of a loser can't even get past the primaries in Livingston County. Yeah this is what worries me. Slotkin was elected in 2018 by narrowly beating two-term incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Bishop in a longtime Republican-leaning district. John James knows he won't win. Stabenow, who turns 73 this April, has held her seat since 2000, when she became the first woman from Michigan to serve in the Senate. Dont take my word for it, see her record,Barrett tweeted and included the link to ProPublica, which keeps track of congressional voters. Nikki Snyder, a Republican member of the state Board of Education, has filed to run for the Senate seat, as has Michael Hoover, a small businessman and first-time candidate. She claims to separate from Nancy Pelosi, yet votes with her 100% of the time. Hopefully they run Deperno or Dixon. Democratic Rep. and former CIA analyst Elissa Slotkin announces she is running for the open Senate seat in Michigan in bid for Democrats to keep control of the It was launched by award-winning journalists who were laid off from the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus by Gannett Co. Inc. in 2009. Her current The GOP candidates challenging Slotkin have cited the first-term lawmaker's support of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump as one of their reasons for Ever the strategist, she noted first movers are important in politics," but that it's also a countervailing wind against preparation and methodical planning. Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (right) campaigned for Elissa Slotkin (left) in the 2022 election. Under the headline Is James choosing between a run against Slotkin or Whitmer? MIRS reported that a source reported receiving a 10-minute phone survey the other night seeking some answers involving James and two officeholders you might recognize.. Gretchen Whitmer (left) and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right), who has a residence in Michigan - have said they will not run for Senate. Contact Todd Spangler: tspangler@freepress.com. As in someone who is just as right wing as Detmer is but can say it in a way that doesn't sound like a complete wing nut. Slotkin's potential Democratic rivals include Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Reps. Debbie Dingell and Haley Stevens, Lt. Gov. Yes please. She also has touted her bipartisanship, working with the Problem Solvers Caucus, which features members from both parties, and fighting to pass legislation to aid veterans. ", There are certain things that should be really simple like living a middle class life in the state that invented the middle class; like making things in America, so that were in control of our own economic security; like protecting our children from the things that are truly harming them; and preserving our rights and our democracy so that our kids can live their version of the American Dream," Slotkin said as part of a video to be released Monday launching her campaign. Otherwise, I also hope Levin decides to run again. Stabenow has given no sign she plans to support any of the several prospects seeking to succeed her, except to nod to the list's several relative newcomers. Slotkin ran on promises to increase transparency and accountability and has kept a tight focus on national security issues while in office. The question asked in the survey was a simple one: If John James ran against Elissa Slotkin, how likely would you be to vote for him? Rep. Elissa Slotkin won reelection against Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow By THOMAS Vulnerable House Democrat Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08), who is now running in the states newly drawn 7th Congressional District, may be in political jeopardy, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), demonstrated that Republican Tom Barrett holds a two-point lead over Slotkin. In moving to Lansing to run in Michigan's new 7th District, Slotkin was viewed by Republicans as vulnerable because she would be new to about a third of the district's voters, many in rural GOP-leaning counties north of Lansing. Michigan Democrats in swing districts defend calls for Trump impeachment. The Livingston Post is the only locally owned, all-digital information and opinion site in Livingston County, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP Copyright 2020 WILX. WebRep. But for now, Slotkin appears to be the most aggressive in acting in light of Stabenow's Jan. 5 retirement announcement, which surprised much of the Michigan Democratic establishment. Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow. WebFirst few paragraphs from the article: Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat and former C.I.A. Slotkin Reintroduces Safe Gun Storage Bill, Co-Sponsors New Gun Safety Measures. According to her House biography page, Slotkin was recruited to serve overseas as an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency, including three tours in Iraq, under then-Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Slotkin moving up in the world? Its just not okay, the Republican said at the time, Im a conservative. Insider's elections partner Decision Desk HQ called the race at 3.38 a.m. Report: John James might be looking at running against Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Michigan State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, for Congress in 2020. The ultimate winner of next year's primary will be crucial in the party's effort to maintain the Senate, where Democrats hold a one-seat majority and are facing tough headwinds as they defend seats in Republican-leaning states from West Virginia to Montana and Ohio. Slotkins campaign announced she raised more than $800,000 in the third fiscal quarter of 2019 for her reelection campaign. He waged two strong but failed Senate bids in the past - against Stabenow in 2018 and against Senator Gary Peters in 2020. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing announcing shes running for U.S. Senate in 2024 in a video published online Monday morning. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Two Republicans, Michael Hoover and Nikki Snyder, have already declared their candidacy. Rep. Slotkin voted yes on House Vote 364 : Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) speaks to reporters at a press conference on Nov. 9, 2022, in East Lansing, Michigan. Slotkin, who is running against Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett, cornered Tim Skubick of WLNS after their debate to remind him that she chose him to host the forum. Im just a person thats very focused on staying positive and focused on gaining strength in my campaign, she said. 'I'm a third generation Michigander and my family has lived the American dream,' she says in the ad. Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official, flipped a traditionally Republican district in 2018 during a statewide swing for Democratic candidates. Could it be Slotkin vs. Rogers for Senate? Martin Luther King Jr. Fresh off a surprisingly comfortable 5 percentage-point victory, Slotkin was eager to praise Stabenow, the dean of Michigan Democrats, whose Senate seat is suddenly open after the four-term senator announced her plans to retire. In her first race in 2018, Slotkin who grew up in Holly in Oakland County, a member of the family that ran a meat-packing company that created Ball Park Franks defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, in a Republican-leaning district that backed former President Donald Trump in both the 2016 and 2020 elections. According to a report last week in MIRS, a Lansing political newsletter, James might be doing some initial polling to see if a run against Slotkin in 2022 would be feasible. When Slotkin first won the seat in 2018, she became the first Democrat to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District (pre-redistricting) since 2001 with her victory over incumbent Rep. Mike Bishop. However,Slotkin was quickly called out byBarrett for consistently voting with Pelosi. Gilchrist is the only Black party prospect in a state where the Detroit area accounts for half of the statewide vote. We need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder and never forgets that we are public servants.. Facing state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, who was also well-known in the region, she raised nearly $10 million compared to Barrett's $2.8 million as outside spending flooded the campaign both for and against her. Lyke came in at 22,028 votes and Hoover had 9,438. The 72-year-old Stabenow, who represented the Lansing area in the House for four years before running for the Senate, took the junior Democrat under her wing on the campaign trail, guiding her to influential activists and groups, Slotkin said. McMorrow made a national name for herself last year with an impassioned floor speech about her opposition to restrictions on race- and gender-related topics in schools. She has also been a vocal proponent of safe storage laws for guns and was a visible presence in the aftermath of two mass shootings: The first, in her former district, was at Oxford High School in November 2021; the second came again in her district two weeks ago at Michigan State University, after which Slotkin, who describes herself as a supporter of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, said she was "filled with rage" that students again faced death in their schools. WebH.R.8215, a bill sponsored by Rep. Slotkin, was ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13. Dingell, whose late husband, John, was the longest-serving House member ever, represents suburban Detroit.

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