Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin is an American Democratic politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Michigan since January 3, 2025, having previously represented Michigan's 8th congressional district in the House from 2019 to 2025. Before her political career, she worked as a CIA analyst specializing in Shi'a militias in Iraq and served in the Department of Defense and the National Security Council under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.