2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin won reelection against Republican Tom Barrett in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. She enters the race having recently announced that she and her husband are divorcing, though they said the possibility of her entering the Senate race, which had been widely expected, had nothing to do with that decision. 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. James is reportedly also looking at running against Gov. Michigan State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, for Congress in 2020. Slotkin was reelected to a third term in the House in the 2022 midterms. Following the election and the publication of the results from the 2020 Census, the district was redrawn to shed some communities in northern Oakland County, making it less favorable for Republicans. The group also organizes voter registration and election turnout programs. Another such candidate is Marcus Flowers, an Army veteran and former military contractor who is running to unseat Greene in a northwest Georgia district that she won Many other prominent Democrats in the state - such as Gov. She will perform well. Anyway, I wish Slotkin success. By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. 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. ', 'If we want to ensure the survival of our republic, we have to walk away from politics as usual,' Cheney said. That year, she also was one of 31 Democrats to flip a Republican seat in a congressional district that Donald Trump won during the 2016 presidential election. Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow. It mostly exists to water down our votes, but we still got her elected. He defeated her again in 2016 in a rematch. 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 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. Elissa Slotkin is not a moderate. U.S. Rep. John James, R-Farmington Hills, who waged two strong but ultimately unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate in 2018 against Stabenow and in 2020 against U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, last week filed paperwork to run for the U.S. House seat he currently holds next year. This gives me hope that I will be in her district again even if I have to share her with the whole state. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Slotkin is different from many other Democrats Barrett, a Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. Slotkin has voted with Pelosi, who is currently the highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, 100 percent of the time. Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (right) campaigned for Elissa Slotkin (left) in the 2022 election. With no obvious Republican frontrunner, I would guess that this seat leans Democratic for now. 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.. 4:14. Copyright 2020 WILX. The newly drawn district excludes the city of Jackson, often. Michigans continued dependence on industrial manufacturing. 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. Yes please. We either need a more progressive alternative to run, or for Slotkin to commit on ending the filibuster, DC/PR statehood etc. 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. UPDATE: Paul Junge to run against Elissa Slotkin in November Slotkin, a former intelligence officer and acting assistant Defense Department secretary under former President Barack Obama, has proven herself a formidable campaigner and prodigious fundraiser in three tough U.S. House races since 2018, making her the likely Democratic frontrunner in the race, depending on who else if anyone from the party decides to challenge her. Stabenow, who is 72, announced in early January that she wouldn't run for another term, saying only that it was time for her to step away and spend time with family, including her 96-year-old mother. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is running for the Michigan Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Her opponent, Barrett, raised $2.5 million, spent $2.4 million, and had $63,172 of cash still left to spend as of October 19. An adviser, granted anonymity to discuss internal strategy, said to expect a campaign message that emphasizes American manufacturing, jobs with dignity and labor protections. Extremely hard-working. Berg continued: "This could be the first of many Senate Democrats who decide to retire rather than lose. After Slotkin narrowly won reelection in 2020, new congressional maps divided her home in Holly just northeast of Lansing from the state Capitol, her district's population center and its Democratic voting base. LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A big race many Michigan residents kept an eye on Tuesday night is who will be the candidate to run against Elissa Slotkin in November. 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. Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat and former C.I.A. 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. She said she will center her campaign message on "growing and strengthening Michigans middle class. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 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 Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin on Monday announced her bid for Michigan's open Senate seat, a key battleground contest that will help determine what party controls the upper chamber. He barely won it, and then promptly lost it, by an 10X greater margin. She also worked for the National Security Council under President George W. Bush's administration, and for the Department of Defense during the Obama administration. She also became Stabenow's congresswoman, representing the senator's home in Lansing. Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has a residence in Michigan - have said they will not run for Senate, clearing the way for Slotin to be the early frontrunner. 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. But Slotkin is gaining notice as someone who can help bring generational change to a party whose ranks on Capitol Hill are dominated by people several decades her senior. We need to push diversity in our exports. In 2022, she ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. There's nobody better at strategy that I'm aware of than Elissa Slotkin, Axne said. 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. Slotkins gaslighting of mid-MI voters is really something. Last week, Slotkin traveled to Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan's two largest cities and both outside her district, to attend events commemorating King's birthday with Black leaders. Don't take my word for it, see her record: https://t.co/W6DOcQwPpJ pic.twitter.com/j9aPF4IUHq, Tom Barrett (@barrettbrigade1) February 23, 2022. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing announcing shes running for U.S. Senate in 2024 in a video published online Monday morning. 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. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Gilchrist is the only Black party prospect in a state where the Detroit area accounts for half of the statewide vote. She's an anomaly in that she can win in this district as a Democrat, even after the redraw. Rep. Elissa Slotkin won reelection against Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin will run to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, she announced Monday. Slotkin has always presented herself as a moderate, independent Democrat, willing to buck her party if need be. Snyder is an Eastern Michigan University graduate and mother of three children. Slotkin Reintroduces Safe Gun Storage Bill, Co-Sponsors New Gun Safety Measures. She claims to separate from Nancy Pelosi, yet votes with her 100% of the time. UPDATE: Paul Junge to run against Elissa Slotkin in November election, Thousands of Michiganders lose power again, Drugs believed to be factor in collision that killed Michigan road worker. That's why he's not running. Benson won reelection by a wider margin in November than Gov. Slotkin has come under fire from Republicans seeking to win back the district. I'm more afraid that it's going to be a "moderate" Livingston County good ol' boy. 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. Nancy Pelosi and Elissa Slotkin are from the same party and have agreed on 100 percent of votes in the 117th Congress, ProPublica stated. Snyder said Slotkins fundraising prowess doesnt intimidate her. Slotkin was elected in 2018 by narrowly beating two-term incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Bishop in a longtime Republican-leaning district. Snyder was elected to serve an eight-year term on the state Board of Education in 2016, earning 1.9 million seats on the statewide ballot. She's won in a district that's pretty red. 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. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, is going into her race for reelection in a newly drawn district with a huge cash advantage over her main Republican opponent. He was defeated for reelection by Stabenow. For her race in 2022, she moved into a new Lansing-based, mid-Michigan district after her home in northern Oakland County was redrawn into a much-more Republican-leaning district linked to northern Macomb County and the Thumb. View More News. 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. However, her announcement for public office comes shortly after her announcementshe is divorcing from her husband, Dave Moore. Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official, flipped a traditionally Republican district in 2018 during a statewide swing for Democratic candidates. She had not pursued political office previously. A subreddit dedicated to the latest news and happenings in the great state of Michigan. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com, when she flipped a traditionally Republican district to the Democrats. Could it be Slotkin vs. Rogers for Senate? Last week, the NRCC put Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) on its list of 2022 midterm election targets. She was endorsed by Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack. Ever the strategist, she noted first movers are important in politics," but that it's also a countervailing wind against preparation and methodical planning. Rogers talking 'reigniting American Dream' in early presidential primary states. Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham have all said outright or broadly suggested they are not running for the open Senate seat. Hopefully it's not Detmer, that failure of a loser can't even get past the primaries in Livingston County. THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Wild that it says Michigan helped propel trump to the presidency in 2016 before narrowly flipping back when Trump only won by 10k or so votes in 2016 and lost by nearly 150k in 2020. The only reason he won last year is because he ran in a trump favorable district. She also served three tours in Iraq as an intelligence officer. But 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 we're 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. Snyder told MLive she is offering voters a break from career politicians. She supported Trumps 2017 tax cut, saying it brought much-needed relief to families, but is disappointed the cuts are projected to increase the national debt. Michigan's race for Congress: Tom Barrett v. Elissa Slotkin in 7th District State Sen. Tom Barrett is facing U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the 7th Congressional District. (Courtesy photos) The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Im just a person thats very focused on staying positive and focused on gaining strength in my campaign, she said.
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