Elissa Slotkin
Bio | Slotkin points to the 9/11 attacks as the defining moment in her career. Seeing the news during her first weeks in graduate school, she later was recruited to the CIA as a Middle East analyst and dedicated her life to national security. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Michigan |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Michigan |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election MI-08 | MI-08 | Yes | Running | 50.6% |
Campaign Financing | With less than 10 percent of contributions coming from PACs, Slotkin's campaign relies on individual contributions. He voted in favor of H.R. 1 which seeks to help end corruption. |
Voting Rights | Slotkin believes that every American should have the right to vote. Slotkin vote in favor of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which lowered barriers to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Slotkin supports healthcare for all. Slotkin has vowed to fight for those with pre-existing conditions. She does not believe in repealing the Affordable Care Act and wants to expand coverage and reduce healthcare costs. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Supports socialized healthcare |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Slotkin would like to bring down the cost of healthcare which works against the profit-driven interests of private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Supports LGBT rights Slotkin sees LGBT rights through a personal lense due to her parents' divorce and her mother subsequently living as a gay woman. She is therefore devoted to making sure that the LGBT community is not discriminated against. |
| Taxes | For | Slotkin supports taxes. Slotkin believes that taxes are important for maintaining federal revenue. She voted in favor of the Restoring Tax Fairness to States and Localities Act which got rid of a lot of tax caps. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Opposes a flat tax rate Slotkin believes that taxes are important for maintaining federal revenue. She voted in favor of the Restoring Tax Fairness to States and Localities Act which got rid of a lot of tax caps. |
| Abortion | For | She is pro-choice. She has vowed to fight for the reproductive rights of all women. In 2019, Slotkin was one of the most vocal opponents to a bill that was introduced to penalize doctors that carry out abortions. |
| Gun Control | For | Advocates for gun control Slotkin is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Does not explicitly support or oppose assisted suicide Slotkin is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Government Interference | For | Slotkin believes in government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Slotkin advocates for government funding of Planned Parenthood and has been endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. |
| Welfare | For | Slotkin advocates for welfare programs. Slotkin maintains a belief in the integrity of welfare programs such as Social Security and Medicare. She vows to protect and expand these programs during her time in Congress. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Slotkin has not taken a position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Slotkin does not have a position on this issue. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear position on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | Supported increase in defense budget |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | Working as a CIA analyst before her election, Stevens developed a nuanced position on the War on Terror. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Slotkin advocates for international interaction. Slotkin helped pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. She believes these types of programs help Americans domestically as well. |
| United Nations power | For | Supports the legitimacy of the United Nations |
| Nationalism | Against | Slotkin is concerned about the contemporary rise in white nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Against | Slotkin generally opposes free markets. Slotkin does not support the complete privatization of industries such as the healthcare system. She argues that a completely free market would be unable to address issues that would negatively impact consumers such as high costs. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Slotkin does not have a position on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No apparent position on affirmative action |
| Government Spending | For | Advocates for government spending |
| Charter Schools | For | Does not oppose charter schools |
| Common Core | Unknown | Slotkin does not have a clear position on Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Supports clean energy Slotkin says the science does not lie about climate change. As such, the congresswoman believes we must take action by investing in renewable energy and putting a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. She voted in favor of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act as well as the Clean Industrial Technology Act that focuses on establishing a more sustainable economy. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Slotkin does not necessarily advocate for religious freedom. Through benefitting the LGBT community, the congresswoman supports limiting business' right to refuse service to individuals based on their religious beliefs. As such, Underwood holds other issues as a higher priority. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Is a proponent of the separation of church and state |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Slotkin has not made an explicit statement on this point and she is not a co-sponsor of H.R. 40, an act to create a commission to study reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | Does not advocate for increased border security Slotkin has warned of the mistreatment of immigrants. She voted in favor of the Short-Term Detentions Act which helps improve standards for people under the supervision of federally-funded immigration services. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Slotkin does not have a position on passenger profiling and is not a co-sponsor of the End Racial Profiling Act. |
| DACA | For | Slotkin wants to maintain DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Slotkin supports sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Supports the legalization of marijuana |