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Friends —
While I know I am not up for re-election this cycle, I want to take a few minutes to tell you about my decision to run for Senate in the first place, and why your support remains important to my success -- and the success of Democrats in a number of important races this election.
The truth is, we all know America is going through something right now. We seem to be living from crisis to crisis. But there are certain things that should be really simple:
Like living a middle-class life in the state that invented the middle class.
Like making things in America so that we’re in control of our own economic security.
Like protecting our children from the things that are truly harming them.
And preserving our rights and our democracy so that our kids can live their version of the American dream.
I ran for Senate because I believe that we need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder, and never forgets the mission of public service.
But my decision to run for Senate was also deeply personal to me, and it's related to what motivated me to first run for the House in 2018.
It's about my mom, Judy. She was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in 2009 — and didn't have health insurance at the time. She had let it lapse after the insurance companies had gouged her for years because she happened to have a pre-existing condition. She passed away in 2011, but that experience — of desperately trying to get her care at the same moment we were filling out bankruptcy paperwork — fueled me to run. I remember the exact moment that made me run: when the then-GOP controlled House of Representatives, the body I now serve in, voted to repeal those protections for people with pre-existing conditions. This story is still playing out today with the Big Beautiful Bill and the healthcare crisis with increasing prices this fall.
Almost a decade later, the Republican leaders, fueled by the extreme wing of the party, are continuing the march to repeal things that the average Americans want. They want to privatize Social Security and Medicare, repeal drug price protections like allowing Medicare to negotiate, then there’s the rights they’re obsessed with repealing: a woman’s right to choose, voting rights, and any possible gun safety legislation.
This next election is critical - taking back the House or Senate is the best way for Democrats to put a check on Donald Trump's power. I am one of the few members of Congress who won their election in a state or district also carried by Trump.
To be upfront: I plan on campaigning for Democrats in tough races in Michigan and elsewhere -- like I did for Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin a few weeks ago and Chris Deluzio in Pennsylvania last week. But that takes resources. So I am asking:
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Thank you,
Elissa
PAID FOR BY ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN
P.O. Box 4145
East Lansing, MI 48826
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Elissa Slotkin served in the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense. Use of her job titles and photographs during service do not imply endorsement by the Central Intelligence Agency OR the Department of Defense.