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Elissa_SlotkinU.S. REPRESENTATIVE ELISSA SLOTKIN

D - MICHIGAN DISTRICT 7

 

RACE SUMMARY:  Defeated two-term incumbent Rep. Mike Bishop (R) with 50.6% of the vote in 2018, making her the first Democrat to represent the district since 2011. She is running for the open Senate seat of retiring U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.

VOTING RECORD: GovTrack.us, Project VoteSmart

 

BIOGRAPHY POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

EDUCATION: Cornell University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.A.)

OCCUPATION:  Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense

FAMILY: Married, 2 Children

RELIGION: Jewish

CAREER:

  • 2015-2017: Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense
  • 2012-2015: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • 2011-2012: Senior Advisor on Middle East Transition
  • 2009-2011: U.S. Department of State Senior Advisor on Iraq
  • 2007-2009: National Security Council Director for Iraq
  • 2006-2007: CIA Team Leader, Iran in Iraq Cell
  • 2005-2006: Senior Assistant to the Director of National Intelligence
  • 2004-2005: CIA Intelligence Briefer to the U.S. Ambassador
  • 2003-2004: CIA Political Analyst

COMMITTEES:

  • Armed Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Veterans' Affairs

ELECTED: 2018

 

 

ISRAEL

  • Helped facilitate deal to sell F-35 fighter jets to Israel 
  • Worked on U.S.-Israeli missile defense programs including Iron Dome
  • Supports a two-state solution
  • Worked as a grant writer for Isha L’Isha—Haifa Feminist Center, a grassroots feminist organization in Israel

 

CHOICE

  • Endored by EMILY's List
  • Supports Roe v. Wade
  • Supports Affordable Care Act’s contraception insurance coverage policy

 

In Her Own Words

[On American leadership as part of a two-state solution] “The only way that this gets done is through strong American leadership. The only way that the two sides even come to the table is if the U.S. with a very strong lead pushes both sides to make forward progress on the issue. 1

“People in Michigan feel like Washington is broken and they don’t have representatives who remember that they are public servants first. I know something about being a public servant.” 2

SOURCES: 1)  www.jewishinsider.com 2) www.jewishinsider.com

Interesting Facts

Slotkin's family founded Hygrade Foods, which created the Ballpark Frank. 

Slotkin was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

 

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