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Elissa Slotkin

Michigan's junior U.S. senator, sworn in January 2025 after winning the 2024 race for the seat Debbie Stabenow vacated. A former CIA analyst and Pentagon official who served three terms in the U.S. House.

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    National-security background

    Three tours in Iraq as a CIA analyst and senior Pentagon roles give her unusual depth on defense and homeland-security issues for a first-term senator.

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    Record of holding swing territory

    Won three U.S. House terms in districts that voted for the other party's presidential candidate — a track record that required answering to voters across the spectrum, including communities like Ottawa County.

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Elissa Slotkin (D) is Michigan’s junior U.S. senator, elected in November 2024 and sworn in January 2025. She previously represented mid-Michigan’s 8th and 7th districts in the U.S. House.

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