Elissa Slotkin

Liberal

Democrat

Senator

Michigan

Current Position: Senator from Michigan

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For the Affordable Care Act; supports allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices; opposes Medicare for All but supports a Medicare buy-in option available to people of any age

Against student loan debt relief; voted against a 2020 amendment to provide $10,000 debt relief for student loan borrowers; voted twice against a Republican measure to overturn Biden's student debt forgiveness initiative

Against California's ban on gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035; was the only Senate Democrat to vote for a bill preventing the ban, citing Michigan's auto industry

For abortion rights; supports federal legislation to codify abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade; endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All and Planned Parenthood Action Fund
For LGBT rights; received a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign in both the 116th and 117th Congresses

For restricting presidential war powers; sponsored the 2020 Iran War Powers Resolution to require Congressional declaration of war before committing to war with Iran
For military aid to Israel; voted to send $17 billion in military aid to Israel in April 2024; stated she would have voted to block offensive weapons to Israel in July 2025 due to lack of food and medicine reaching civilians in Gaza, while opposing blanket cuts to defensive weapons sales
Against removing U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days; voted against H.Con.Res. 21
Against South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ; signed a letter calling it 'grossly unfounded'
For confirming Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security; was one of seven Senate Democrats to vote for her confirmation

For gun restrictions; voted for the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, introduced the Safe Guns Safe Kids Act requiring secure firearm storage in the presence of children, and introduced the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act to fund $50 million annually for gun violence prevention research
Against abolishing the death penalty; supports its use in rare cases
For the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act; voted for it in 2020 and 2021; opposes defunding the police
Against overturning the DC criminal code modernization; voted for a bill to overturn DC criminal code reform
For the Laken Riley Act; was one of 12 Senate Democrats to join Republicans in voting for the act