Michigan State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, for Congress in 2020. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Republican candidate for Michigans Seventh Congressional District state Sen. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), who is running against Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in Loading Elissa Slotkin (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 7th Congressional District.She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Slotkin has voted with Pelosi, who is currently the highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, 100 percent of the time. 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. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced her bid for Michigan's open Senate seat - she is the early front runner for the nomination. 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. I have a feeling that Peter Meijer doesn't want to be done with politics yet. She claims to separate from Nancy Pelosi, yet votes with her 100% of the time. "By the time the smoke cleared, I knew I wanted a career in public service protecting my country," Slotkin remembered. She carved out a reputation in the House as quietly persevering, though vocal when necessary, said former Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa, who entered Congress with Slotkin and calls her a friend. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. Anyway, I wish Slotkin success. Slotkin has positioned herself as a moderate and champions Democratic principles like protecting abortionrights and a ban on assault weapons. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. The delegation met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other senior Ukrainian military and security officials in Kyiv. Before turning to politics, Slotkin served as a senior Pentagon official from 2012 to 2014. 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'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 most obvious Republican to run, John James, already said he's out. WebRep. Snyder said Slotkins fundraising prowess doesnt intimidate her. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Slotkin would almost certainly face competition from fellow Democrats in one of the most politically competitive states in the U.S. The 46-year-old lawmaker, who speaks both Arabic and Swahili, served three tours in Iraq as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, which she was recruited to after graduate school. Even though she's the only Democrat to announce an official bid, she's the third candidate to officially file for 2024. Junge won the race with 30,475 votes followed by Detmer with 24,796 votes. Slotkin, however, is little known among Michigan's Black voters, a liability considering nearly 78 percent of Detroit's population is Black, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Slotkins campaign announced she raised more than $800,000 in the third fiscal quarter of 2019 for her reelection campaign. So far, they are the only candidates. 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. Meanwhile, no widely known Republicans have announced for the race. H.R.8215: VOICE Act of 2022. Hopefully it's not Detmer, that failure of a loser can't even get past the primaries in Livingston County. Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. 4:14. We need to push diversity in our exports. 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. Slotkins gaslighting of mid-MI voters is really something. Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, at a campaign rally in East Lansing, Mich., last November. That really attracted me to choose to represent the 8th District.. In 2020, Slotkin won again, beating Republican nominee Paul Junge and becoming one of just a handful of Democratic U.S. House members who won in districts also won by Trump. Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow. 'We have to stand up, every one of us, and say we're going to do what's right for this country. Hoover is a businessman turned political newcomer, while Snyder is currently serving as a member of the State Board of Educators. Im really enthused about the the opportunity for the next generation of leadership, she said in an interview. In 2022, she ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He defeated her again in 2016 in a rematch. 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. Snyder is an Eastern Michigan University graduate and mother of three children. With no obvious Republican frontrunner, I would guess that this seat leans Democratic for now. Literally thats all it takes to support a Dem these days!? The Livingston Post is the only locally owned, all-digital information and opinion site in Livingston County, Mich. Hartland, Howell girls meet in district final with archived broadcasts, CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE LIVINGSTON POST. 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. 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. Many of the possible contenders have their own unique background that could distinguish them in a primary. Trump won MI by only 10k votes in '16 and lost it by 110k in '20. That's why he's not running. Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, at a campaign rally in East Lansing, Mich., last November. 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