Key takeaways:
- Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin has officially announced her bid for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state.
- In her campaign launch video, Slotkin spoke about growing up in Michigan, entering public service after 9/11 and going on to work for the CIA.
- The race for the open Senate seat is expected to be one of the most competitive and expensive Senate contests in 2024, with Slotkin’s campaign launch video having been viewed over 10,000 times and her website having already received hundreds of donations.
Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin has officially announced her bid for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state, which is set to be one of the most closely-watched Senate races in 2024. Slotkin, who is the first Democrat to officially declare a bid for the seat, launched her campaign with a video on her YouTube page and a US Senate campaign website.
In the three-minute-long video, Slotkin talks about growing up in Michigan, entering public service after 9/11 and going on to work for the CIA. She echoed the call for a “new generation of leaders” made by retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and spoke about the current state of the nation.
“We seem to be living crisis-to-crisis,” Slotkin said in the video. “Look, we all know America is going through something right now. But there are certain things that should be really simple.”
Slotkin has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 and is a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official. She is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
The race for the open Senate seat is expected to be one of the most competitive and expensive Senate contests in 2024. Slotkin’s campaign launch video has been viewed over 10,000 times and her website has already received hundreds of donations. With her official entry into the race, Slotkin is now poised to be a major player in the 2024 Senate race.
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