Rep. Slotkin says she will seek the Senate seat in Michigan being left by Debbie Stabenow, a fellow Democrat who is not seeking re-election in 2024.
., announced Monday that she will seek the Senate seat being left by Debbie Stabenow, a fellow Democrat who is not seeking re-election in 2024., Slotkin highlights her service in the CIA and on multiple tours in Iraq alongside U.S. troops, as well as a bipartisan track record in the national security space under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Still, “nothing is more important to me than” Michigan, Slotkin says.
Slotkin noted that"nothing tested me more” than when her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer and didn’t have health insurance, adding that her mother had let it lapse after “many years of being gouged by the insurance companies because she happened to have a pre-existing condition.” Slotkin joins several of her House counterparts in trying to run for the Senate in the upcoming 2024 cycle across various competitive races. Her announcement,, comes after several prominent Michigan Democrats took themselves out of the running.
Other potential candidates, such as Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, have indicated they prefer to stay in their current jobs.
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