Elissa Slotkin | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| United States Senator-elect from Michigan | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Debbie Stabenow |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Bishop |
| Constituency |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office November 14, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Derek Chollet |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Handelman (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elissa Blair Slotkin July 10, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
David Moore
(m. 2011; div. 2023) |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Columbia University (MIA) |
| Awards | Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Elissa Blair Slotkin (born July 10, 1976) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district since 2019.[1] The district, numbered as the 8th from 2019 to 2023, stretches from Lansing to the outer northern suburbs of Detroit. A member of the Democratic Party, Slotkin was previously a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official.
In the 2024 election, Slotkin was narrowly elected to the U.S. Senate to succeed Debbie Stabenow.[2]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Frankel, Jillian (November 6, 2024). "Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan Senate seat over Republican Mike Rogers". NBC News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.