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She voted for the [[Build Back Better Act]].<ref name="BBB1">{{cite news |last=Stuart |first=Maria |date=19 November 2021 |title=Slotkin votes for 'transformational' Build Back Better Act, says the legislation will 'change millions of lives' |work=The Livingston Post |url=https://thelivingstonpost.com/slotkin-votes-for-transformational-build-back-better-act-says-the-legislation-will-change-millions-of-lives/ |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="BBB2">{{cite news |last=King |first=Jon |date=19 November 2021 |title=Slotkin Votes For $1.7 Trillion "Build Back Better" Act |publisher=[[WHMI-FM]] |url=https://whmi.com/news/article/slotkin-votes-for-build-back-better-act |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> She also voted for the [[Inflation Reduction Act]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Craig |first=Leah |date=2023-07-07 |title=Slotkin, HHS Secretary Becerra highlight impacts of Inflation Reduction Act on Medicare ⋆ Michigan Advance |url=https://michiganadvance.com/2023/07/07/slotkin-hhs-secretary-becerra-highlight-impacts-of-inflation-reduction-act-on-medicare/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Michigan Advance |language=en-US}}</ref>
She voted for the [[Build Back Better Act]].<ref name="BBB1">{{cite news |last=Stuart |first=Maria |date=19 November 2021 |title=Slotkin votes for 'transformational' Build Back Better Act, says the legislation will 'change millions of lives' |work=The Livingston Post |url=https://thelivingstonpost.com/slotkin-votes-for-transformational-build-back-better-act-says-the-legislation-will-change-millions-of-lives/ |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="BBB2">{{cite news |last=King |first=Jon |date=19 November 2021 |title=Slotkin Votes For $1.7 Trillion "Build Back Better" Act |publisher=[[WHMI-FM]] |url=https://whmi.com/news/article/slotkin-votes-for-build-back-better-act |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> She also voted for the [[Inflation Reduction Act]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Craig |first=Leah |date=2023-07-07 |title=Slotkin, HHS Secretary Becerra highlight impacts of Inflation Reduction Act on Medicare ⋆ Michigan Advance |url=https://michiganadvance.com/2023/07/07/slotkin-hhs-secretary-becerra-highlight-impacts-of-inflation-reduction-act-on-medicare/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Michigan Advance |language=en-US}}</ref>

Towards the beginning of the [[2023 United Auto Workers strike]], when interviewed by the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', Slotkin said that "No one wants a prolonged strike, it is not good for Michigan, it is not good for our country" and "no one should let the perfect deal be the enemy of the good deal" and that she hoped the parties would "negotiate in good faith to reach a fair agreement as quickly as possible."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Dave |date=2023-09-15 |title=U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin talks UAW strike |url=https://www.freep.com/videos/money/cars/detroit-auto-show/2023/09/15/u-s-rep-elissa-slotkin-talks-uaw-strike/8409229001/ |access-date=16 September 2023 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |language=en}}</ref>


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=== Foreign policy ===
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Slotkin is one of five Democratic House members who voted against an amendment to prohibit support to and participation in the Saudi-led coalitions military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Adam |last=Smith|url=https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/house-amendment/524|title=H.Amdt.524 to H.R.2500|publisher=congress.gov|date=July 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Joe |last=Gould|url=https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/07/12/house-votes-to-curb-trumps-war-powers-challenging-senate-to-act/|title=House votes to curb Trump's war powers, challenging Senate to act|publisher=[[Defense News]]|date=July 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Akbar Shahid |last=Ahmed|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-saudi-arabia-foreign-policy_n_5d39f2a4e4b0419fd339d12d|title=Why 5 Freshman Democrats Sided With Trump And Saudi Arabia On A Key Yemen Vote|publisher=[[HuffPost]]|date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> Slotkin was the main sponsor of the 2020 [[Iran War Powers Resolution]] which sought to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to commit the United States to a war with Iran without a Congressional Declaration of War.<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Clare|last1=Foran|first2=Haley|last2=Byrd|first3=Holmes|last3=Lybrand|first4=Caroline|last4=Kelly|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/war-powers-resolution-republicans-yes-vote/index.html|title=These Republicans voted yes on the War Powers resolution|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110015835/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/war-powers-resolution-republicans-yes-vote/index.html |archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> Slotkin voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria | website=US News & World Report | date=8 March 2023 | url=//www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria | access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref>
Slotkin is one of five Democratic House members who voted against an amendment to prohibit support to and participation in the Saudi-led coalitions military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Adam |last=Smith|url=https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/house-amendment/524|title=H.Amdt.524 to H.R.2500|publisher=congress.gov|date=July 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Joe |last=Gould|url=https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/07/12/house-votes-to-curb-trumps-war-powers-challenging-senate-to-act/|title=House votes to curb Trump's war powers, challenging Senate to act|publisher=[[Defense News]]|date=July 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Akbar Shahid |last=Ahmed|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-saudi-arabia-foreign-policy_n_5d39f2a4e4b0419fd339d12d|title=Why 5 Freshman Democrats Sided With Trump And Saudi Arabia On A Key Yemen Vote|publisher=[[HuffPost]]|date=July 25, 2019}}</ref> Slotkin was the main sponsor of the 2020 [[Iran War Powers Resolution]] which sought to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to commit the United States to a war with Iran without a Congressional Declaration of War.<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Clare|last1=Foran|first2=Haley|last2=Byrd|first3=Holmes|last3=Lybrand|first4=Caroline|last4=Kelly|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/war-powers-resolution-republicans-yes-vote/index.html|title=These Republicans voted yes on the War Powers resolution|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=January 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110015835/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/war-powers-resolution-republicans-yes-vote/index.html |archive-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> Slotkin voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria | website=US News & World Report | date=8 March 2023 | url=//www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria | access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref>

Slotkin was a co-sponsor of the [[Honoring our PACT Act of 2022]], which provided funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Begay |first1=Melorie |date=2022-07-31 |title=Veteran burn pit exposure bill gets second chance in U.S. Senate, Rep. Slotkin reacts |url=https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2022-07-31/veteran-burn-pit-exposure-bill-gets-second-chance-in-u-s-senate-rep-slotkin-reacts |access-date=5 January 2023 |publisher=WKAR |language=en}}</ref>

Slotkin condemned [[Rashida Tlaib]] for defending the "[[from the river to the sea]]" slogan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Myesha |title=Tlaib's defense of Palestinian chant prompts Jewish Democrats to call for retraction |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/05/rashida-tlaibs-defense-of-palestinian-chant-prompts-dana-nessel-to-call-for-retraction/71461987007/ |access-date=6 November 2023 |work=The Detroit News |date=5 November 2023}}</ref>


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In both the 116th and 117th Congresses, Slotkin received a 100% rating from the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s (HRC) Congressional Scorecard, which measures "support for equality" among members of Congress based on their voting record.<ref name="116th Congress Congressional Scorecard">{{cite web |date=October 26, 2020 |title=116th Congress Congressional Scorecard |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/116th-Congressional-Scorecard-060921.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=HRC Congressional Scorecard |publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]}}</ref><ref name="117th Congress Congressional Scorecard">{{cite web |date=October 14, 2022 |title=117th Congress Congressional Scorecard |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/117th-Congressional-Scorecard_web.cleaned.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=HRC Congressional Scorecard |publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]}}</ref> She was endorsed by the HRC in each of her campaigns for the House.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-08 |title=HRC Celebrates Pro-Equality Champions in Michigan Primary |url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrc-celebrates-pro-equality-champions-in-michigan-primary |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Human Rights Campaign |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Manchester |first=Julia |date=2020-05-18 |title=Human Rights Campaign rolls out congressional endorsements on Equality Act anniversary |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/498074-human-rights-campaign-rolls-out-congressional-endorsements-on-equality-act/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
In both the 116th and 117th Congresses, Slotkin received a 100% rating from the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s (HRC) Congressional Scorecard, which measures "support for equality" among members of Congress based on their voting record.<ref name="116th Congress Congressional Scorecard">{{cite web |date=October 26, 2020 |title=116th Congress Congressional Scorecard |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/116th-Congressional-Scorecard-060921.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=HRC Congressional Scorecard |publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]}}</ref><ref name="117th Congress Congressional Scorecard">{{cite web |date=October 14, 2022 |title=117th Congress Congressional Scorecard |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/117th-Congressional-Scorecard_web.cleaned.pdf |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=HRC Congressional Scorecard |publisher=[[Human Rights Campaign]]}}</ref> She was endorsed by the HRC in each of her campaigns for the House.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-08 |title=HRC Celebrates Pro-Equality Champions in Michigan Primary |url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrc-celebrates-pro-equality-champions-in-michigan-primary |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Human Rights Campaign |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Manchester |first=Julia |date=2020-05-18 |title=Human Rights Campaign rolls out congressional endorsements on Equality Act anniversary |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/498074-human-rights-campaign-rolls-out-congressional-endorsements-on-equality-act/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, she voted for the [[Respect for Marriage Act]], which codified protections for same-sex and interracial marriage and repealed the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], and was invited to attend its signing by President Joe Biden at the White House.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Slotkin attends signing of Respect for Marriage Act at White House with her late mother's partner |url=https://thelivingstonpost.com/slotkin-attends-signing-of-respect-for-marriage-act-at-white-house-with-her-late-mothers-partner/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=The Livingston Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dormido |first1=Hannah |last2=Blanco |first2=Adrian |last3=Perry |first3=Kati |title=Here's which House members voted for or against the Respect for Marriage Act |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/house-vote-count-respect-for-marriage-act/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>


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Elissa Slotkin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byMike Bishop
Constituency
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
In office
November 14, 2014 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDerek Chollet
Succeeded byKenneth Handelman (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Elissa Blair Slotkin

(1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
David Moore
​
​
(m. 2011; div. 2023)​
Residence(s)Holly, Michigan, U.S.
EducationCornell University (BA)
Columbia University (MIA)
AwardsSecretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
WebsiteHouse website

Elissa Blair Slotkin (born July 10, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 7th congressional district since 2019. The district, numbered as the 8th district from 2019 to 2023,[1] is based in Lansing and stretches into Detroit's outer western suburbs.

Slotkin is a member of the Democratic Party. Before entering politics, she was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official. She is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election to succeed Debbie Stabenow.

Early life and education

Slotkin was born on July 10, 1976, in New York City, the daughter of Curt Slotkin and Judith (née Spitz) Slotkin.[2][3] She is Jewish.[3][4][5] Slotkin spent her early life on a farm in Holly, Michigan. She attended Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills.[6] Her family farm was part of Hygrade Meat Company, founded by her grandfather, Hugo Slotkin. Hygrade was the original company behind Ball Park Franks which is now owned by Tyson Foods.[7]

Slotkin earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from Cornell University in 1998 followed by a master of international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in 2003.[8]

Early career

Slotkin was recruited into the Central Intelligence Agency after graduate school. Fluent in Arabic and Swahili, she served three tours in Iraq as a CIA analyst. During the George W. Bush administration, she worked on the Iraq portfolio for the National Security Council. During Barack Obama's presidency, she worked for the State Department and the Department of Defense.[7] Slotkin was acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs from 2015 to 2017.[9]

After leaving the Defense Department in January 2017, Slotkin moved back to her family's farm in Holly, where she owned and operated Pinpoint Consulting.[6]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8

In July 2017, Slotkin announced her candidacy for Michigan's 8th congressional district.[10] She said she was motivated to challenge two-term Republican incumbent Mike Bishop when she saw him smile at a White House celebration after he and House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act.[11] On August 7, Slotkin defeated Michigan State University criminal justice professor Christopher Smith in the Democratic primary with 70.7% of the vote.[12][13]

In November 2018, Slotkin defeated Bishop with 50.6% of the vote.[1][14] She is the first Democrat to represent Michigan's 8th district since 2001,[14] when Debbie Stabenow gave up the seat to run for the U. S. Senate.

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8

Slotkin won reelected in 2020 with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Republican Paul Junge.[15]

In 2019, Slotkin held several town halls about her decision to vote in favor of President Donald Trump's impeachment. The meetings drew hundreds of protestors and received nationwide media coverage.[16]

Slotkin adapted to campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic with virtual and socially distanced campaign events, contactless door canvassing, and running advertisements on gas pumps.[17]

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 7

Due to redistricting, Slotkin ran for reelection in Michigan's 7th congressional district.

She defeated Republican nominee Tom Barrett with 51.5% of the vote to Barrett's 46.5%.[18] The general election was the most expensive U.S. House race of 2022 with Slotkin raising $9.8 million.[19][20]

Slotkin criticized Barrett's stance on abortion, specifically his statement that he is "100% pro-life, no exceptions".[21] She also criticized his multiple votes against incentives for a new General Motors electric vehicle battery plant in Delta Township.[22]

She was endorsed by Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney.[23]

During the campaign, Slotkin signed a seven-month lease on a condominium in Lansing, Michigan at a fair market rate from an owner who had previously made small dollar contributions to her campaigns.[24][25] She moved back to her family farm in Holly before her divorce in February 2023.[26]

Slotkin attributed her victory to "losing better" in the district's Republican-leaning areas.[20] Her win defied trends in other states that resulted in Democrats narrowly losing control of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress.[20]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

U.S. Senate candidacy

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan

On February 27, 2023, Slotkin announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Debbie Stabenow in 2024.[30]

She has led the field in fundraising support with nearly $7.9 million raised for her Senate campaign as of October 2023.[31]

Political positions

Slotkin has been described as a moderate to conservative Democrat.[32][33][34][35] She has been ranked among the most bipartisan members of the House.[36][37][34]

Campaign finance policy

In 2022, Slotkin co-sponsored the Ban Corporate PACs Act, which if enacted would prevent corporations from operating a political action committee.[38]

Criminal justice

Following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, Slotkin co-sponsored and voted for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.[39][40][41] She voted in favor of the bill again in 2021.[42][43] Slotkin was the only House Democrat in Michigan who voted for a bill to overturn DC criminal code modernization.[44][45]

Slotkin opposes abolishing the death penalty.[46]

Economic policy

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Slotkin supported the bipartisan CARES Act relief package, which passed Congress in March 2020. In May 2020, she voted for the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion stimulus package.[47] Slotkin opposes Medicare for All but supports a buy-in Medicare option.[48]

She voted for the Build Back Better Act.[49][50] She also voted for the Inflation Reduction Act.[51]

Flags

In 2023, Slotkin voted for a Republican-backed amendment which prevented Department of Defense facilities from displaying non-official flags, including the pride flag. After facing criticism for the vote, Slotkin said that it was intended to prevent the flying of "hateful flags [...] particularly the Confederate flag", adding that she would "rather support a no-flag policy than allow hateful imagery above U.S. military bases."[52][53][54]

Foreign policy

Slotkin is one of five Democratic House members who voted against an amendment to prohibit support to and participation in the Saudi-led coalitions military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.[55][56][57] Slotkin was the main sponsor of the 2020 Iran War Powers Resolution which sought to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to commit the United States to a war with Iran without a Congressional Declaration of War.[58] Slotkin voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[59][60]

Gun policy

In 2022, Slotkin voted for H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.[61][62] She also introduced H.R. 6370, the Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act, which would require secure firearm storage in the presence of children. The bill was introduced after the 2021 Oxford High School shooting,[63] and passed by the House as part of the Protecting Our Kids Act.[64]

In 2023, following a mass shooting at Michigan State University in her district, she introduced the Gun Violence Research Prevention Act with Sen. Ed Markey.[65][66] The bill would provide $50 million each year for the next five years towards the research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[67]

Health care

Slotkin supports the Affordable Care Act. During her 2020 campaign, she described the protection of health care coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions as the most important issue for her district. She supports allowing Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for those it insures.[68]

Impeachment

In September 2019, Slotkin and six other freshman House Democrats authored an opinion piece in The Washington Post calling for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Its publication led to widespread Democratic support for an impeachment inquiry.[32][69] Slotkin voted in favor of impeaching Trump in both his first and second impeachments.[70][71]

LGBT rights

In both the 116th and 117th Congresses, Slotkin received a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Congressional Scorecard, which measures "support for equality" among members of Congress based on their voting record.[72][73] She was endorsed by the HRC in each of her campaigns for the House.[74][75]

Student debt

During the Trump administration in 2020, Slotkin voted against one amendment, supported by 93% of the Democratic caucus, that would provide $10,000 debt relief for student loan borrowers.[76][77] Slotkin also pushed the Department of Education to assist federal employees with student loan payments during the partial government shutdown.[78] Slotkin voted twice against a Republican-led measure that would have overturned the Biden administration's student debt forgiveness initiative.[79][80][81] In 2023, that initiative was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.[82]

Electoral history

Michigan's 7th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elissa Slotkin 192,809 51.7
Republican Tom Barrett 172,624 46.3
Libertarian Leah Dailey 7,275 1.9
Total votes 372,708 100.0
Michigan's 8th congressional district, 2020[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elissa Slotkin (incumbent) 217,929 50.9
Republican Paul Junge 202,519 47.3
Libertarian Joe Hartman 7,896 1.8
Total votes 428,344 98
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elissa Slotkin 57,819 70.7
Democratic Christopher E. Smith 23,996 29.3
Total votes 81,815 100.0
Michigan's 8th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elissa Slotkin 172,880 50.6
Republican Mike Bishop (incumbent) 159,782 46.8
Libertarian Brian Ellison 6,302 1.8
Constitution David Lillis 2,629 0.8
Total votes 341,593 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Personal life

Slotkin married Dave Moore, a retired Army colonel and Apache helicopter pilot, in 2011.[84][85] They met in Baghdad during Slotkin's third tour in Iraq and lived in Holly.[84][85] The two filed for divorce in 2023.[85] Slotkin had two stepdaughters while married to Moore.[86]

Slotkin's mother died of ovarian cancer in 2011.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Democratic ex-CIA analyst Elissa Slotkin defeats Republican Rep. Mike Bishop to claim a Michigan congressional seat". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Candidate Conversation - Elissa Slotkin (D)". Inside Elections. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Judith Slotkin loses life to cancer". March 24, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "These Jewish women are running for office because of Trump". The Times of Israel. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Melinn, Kyle (May 3, 2018). "Yes, a Democrat could be our next member of Congress: Her name is Elissa Slotkin. Her game is beating Mike Bishop". City Pulse. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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  9. ^ Howard, Phoebe Wall (November 9, 2018). "Why Elissa Slotkin took heat from angry Democrats during her campaign". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Gibbons, Lauren (July 12, 2017). "Former U.S. Defense official Elissa Slotkin announces Congressional run". MLive.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Turman, Jack (September 13, 2018). "Democrat Elissa Slotkin tells of mother's ovarian cancer in new ad". CBS News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Michigan Primary Election Results". The New York Times. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  13. ^ Alberta, Tim (August 13, 2020). "Will Michigan Democrats Really Turn Out After a Virtual Campaign?". Politico. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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