About
Slotkin, Elissa Blair a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 10, 1976; graduated from the Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 1994; A.B., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1998; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 2003; staff, nonprofit organization; analyst, Central Intelligence Agency, 2003-2005, 2006-2007; staff, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2005-2006; staff, National Security Council, 2007-2009; staff, United States Department of State, 2009-2011; staff, United States Department of Defense, 2011-2015; acting assistant secretary of defense, 2015-2017; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2025); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
97% — Voted in 845 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
7.3% — Voted against their own party majority 61 of 834 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
30 — Attracted 30 cosponsors across 28 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
14 — Attracted 14 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
284 — 284 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
103 — 103 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Former Heritage Foundation Intern Breaks the Sen. Slotkin Intimidate Young Conservatives Story
The Daily Signal · Oct 27, 2026
'Unsubstantiated': Peter Alexander Minimizes El-Sayed Controversies as Islamophobic GOP Attacks
Newsbusters · Oct 27, 2026
Young Republicans Accuse Senator Elissa Slotkin of Intimidating Trump Staffers
Headtopics · Oct 27, 2026
Trump Widening Scope Of Potential Pardons To White House Foot Soldiers: Report
HuffPost · Oct 26, 2026
Senator Elissa Slotkin Slams Trump’s Economic Policies Over Michigan Job Losses: '12,000 Manufacturing Jobs Lost' Since He Took Office
Benzinga · Oct 26, 2026
