Elissa Slotkin in 2024 MI Senate race
On Abortion:
Criticized Republicans for opposing abortion access for vets
Republicans objected to the requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs provide female veterans with information "tailored to their specific health care" needs. "If you can't state it, then be clear you believe in no exceptions for women," said
Slotkin. "You want to ban all abortions. That is your goal. Many of you have been open about that, and if you flip the House, we know that you will put forward a full ban on all abortion for all states."
Source: TBD on 2024 Michigan Senate race
Sep 29, 2022
On Foreign Policy:
Taiwan Strait fundamental to Navy's freedom of navigation
Slotkin sounded more hawkish, calling Taiwan "fundamental" to American national security. "The Taiwan Strait is fundamental to our Navy's freedom of navigation," said Slotkin, a former top defense official in the Obama administration. "All the trade for
everything we want to buy and we want to own goes through that one strait. So if China takes it, they literally get to be like the Coast Guard for our trade, and I refuse to accept that."
Source: TBD on 2024 Michigan Senate race
Sep 25, 2022
On Free Trade:
Bring critical supply chains and manufacturing back home
Elissa believes that we need to make more critical items in America, so that we are in control of our own economic security. She pushed leaders in both parties to pass the CHIPS Act into law to manufacture microchips in the U.S. and protect
Michigan's auto industry. And she championed bills like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to rebuild our roads, bridges, and water infrastructure. In the Senate, Elissa will work every day to bring critical supply chains and manufacturing back home.
Source: 2024 Michigan Senate campaign website ElissaSlotkin.com
Apr 11, 2023
On Government Reform:
Proud to have never taken a dime of corporate PAC money
In order to preserve our democracy, we must also reform the very political system we use to elect our leaders. With trust in our elected officials at an all-time low and with the foundation of our democracy at stake, Elissa is proud to have never
taken a dime of corporate PAC money--not ever. In Congress, she has led the charge to ban corporate PACs and pushed leaders in both parties to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks.
Source: 2024 Michigan Senate campaign website ElissaSlotkin.com
Apr 11, 2023
On Gun Control:
First rep to have two school shootings in her district
Elissa is the first Member of Congress to have two school shootings in her district--the first in Oxford and the second at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Elissa has seen firsthand the toll gun violence has taken on Michigan and our children.
In Congress, Elissa has supported no-brainer gun safety measures to keep our communities safe, including safe storage of firearms, universal background checks, red flag laws, and the assault weapons ban.
Source: 2024 Michigan Senate campaign website ElissaSlotkin.com
Apr 11, 2023
On Drugs:
Rated A- by NORML:decriminalize marijuana; let voters decide
NORML Politician Info: rated A- - Candidate: Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Comments: "I strongly believe that for this matter, voters should be able to decide...I support the use of medical marijuana...I also
support the decriminalization of marijuana." (Campaign Website)
- "I have seen firsthand how medical marijuana can help people who are dealing with long-term chronic conditions. I support the use of medical marijuana, which was approved by Michigan
voters in 2008. I also support the decriminalization of marijuana. Every dollar used to prosecute marijuana offenses is a law enforcement dollar that isn't being used for more pressing issues. By removing marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled
Substances Act, we can reduce the backlog of non-violent, marijuana-related incarcerations--and streamline our criminal justice system. Like a lot of folks, I am reviewing the impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana." (1/1/18)
Source: NORML "Smoke the Vote" on 2024 Michigan Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
On Environment:
More bipartisan legislation like on PFAS contamination
Q: How would you foster a more bipartisan, cooperative Congress?A: I believe it is impossible to solve tough challenges on a partisan basis, and each of my major legislative achievements has been bipartisan, including legislation to address PFAS
contamination, lower prescription costs, and restore Congress' constitutional role in the use of military force. Every piece of legislation I have written that became law required working across the aisle. My membership in the Problem Solvers Caucus, a
bipartisan group of lawmakers evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, has been of great value because of the bipartisan discussions it fosters and the bipartisan solutions we have offered on tough issues. That experience tells me that we can
achieve more bipartisan cooperation if members work at it: take the time to reach out to colleagues; get to know members of the opposite party as people as well as politicians; focus on areas of agreement rather than arguments and friction points.
Source: Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: 2024 Michigan Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
On Principles & Values:
Third-generation Michigander; from family farm in Holly
I am a third-generation Michigander who spent my early years on my family farm in Holly, and I grew up riding four-wheelers, watching the Pistons clinch NBA championships and seeing Andre the Giant wrestle at the Silverdome.I believe
Michiganders want public servants whom they can respect even when they disagree, and I want to raise the bar for elected officials. I have two step-daughters, both in public service, and Dave and I live on that same family farm in Holly.
Source: Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: 2024 Michigan Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
On War & Peace:
Served three tours in CIA in Iraq
I am a career national security professional who joined the CIA in the wake of 9-11 and served three tours as an intelligence analyst in Iraq, where I met my husband, Dave, a 30-year Army officer. I proudly served both
Republican and Democratic presidents on the National Security Council and held senior positions at the Pentagon.
After an apolitical life in national security, I ran for Congress because I believe, and still believe, that the division and vitriol I saw in politics is unbecoming of the nation I served, and because
I thought Congress needed more leaders who will put country before party and never forget who they serve.
Source: Ballotpedia Candidate Connection: 2024 Michigan Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
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