She even joked in her speech, I wont take it personally if youve never heard of me.
This is Slotkins first term as a senator, but shes been an important political figure for years now.
And, against all odds, she won.
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She was reelected to Congress in 2020 and again in 2022.
But her 2024 election to the Senate was, if possible, even more of a nail-biter.
Michigan is one of the swingiest of swing states, and Slotkin was up against Republican Mike Rogers.
Were pragmatists in Michigan, right?
And we are focused on flipping our state, and flipping our districts, shetoldGlamourin 2019.
And to do that in this state, we have to appeal to a broad range of people.
We need more efficient government.
You want to cut waste?
Ill help you do it.
But change doesnt need to be chaotic or make us less safe, she said,per NPR.
