Elissa Slotkin

Elissa is a life-long public servant who has been proud to work for both Republican and Democratic leaders who put the good of our country over politics. After
college at Cornell University and a few years working for non-profit organizations, she went to graduate school at Columbia University in New York City. Elissa was
recruited into the CIA directly out of graduate school, where she was trained as a Middle East analyst and served three tours in Iraq. Elissa served in the White
House under both President Bush and President Obama as a senior leader in the Pentagon, where she negotiated some of the department's most sensitive national
security matters. Elissa is married to a retired Army officer. She ran a campaign for the 8th Michigan district and was elected in 2018.