Federal · Michigan · Democratic

Elissa Slotkin

Democrat U.S. Senator for Michigan.

Voted further left than 81% of the Senate, based on 883 roll-call votes this Congress.4

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Each tick is a member of the Senate. Scores are DW-NOMINATE, a standard measure computed from every recorded vote by Voteview at UCLA.

On the record

Office
U.S. Senator for Michigan1
Party
Democratic1
In this office since
January 3, 20251
Term ends
January 3, 20311
Contact
Official website · 202-224-4822 · X / Twitter · Facebook · Instagram1
Filed to run
U.S. Senate, Michigan (2030)3

What they say and what they did

Their stated positions, quoted from their website, next to their record in the 119th Congress (2025–26): bills they sponsored and how they voted on bills' final passage.

  • 29 bills sponsored, 0 became law · 243 cosponsored5
  • Voted on 55 of 56 final votes on bills; missed 16
  • Committees: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Senate Committee on Armed Services2

Economy and jobs

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 34 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 4188: Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 228: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Bill Passed 90–6, August 8, 20267
  • Voted Nay on H.R. 20: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Bill Passed 71–29, January 30, 20268
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 11: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Bill Passed 82–15, January 15, 20269
  • Voted Nay on H.R. 618: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Bill Passed 60–40, November 10, 202510
  • Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 600: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.Joint Resolution Passed 51–47, October 30, 202511

Taxes

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 20 bills on this issue5
  • Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 151: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Joint Resolution Passed 70–28, March 26, 202512
  • Voted Not voting on S.J.Res. 102: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Joint Resolution Passed 70–27, March 4, 202513

Health care

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 31 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 5554: Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Immigration

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 4 bills on this issue5
  • Voted Nay on S. 163: Secure America ActBill Passed 52–47, June 5, 202614
  • Voted Yea on S. 7: Laken Riley ActBill Passed 64–35, January 20, 202515

Abortion

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 1 bills on this issue5

Guns

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 1 bills on this issue5

Energy and climate

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 10 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 3511: PRIMED Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 84: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.Joint Resolution Passed 50–49, April 16, 202616
  • Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 632: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.Joint Resolution Passed 49–45, December 4, 202517
  • Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 623: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.Joint Resolution Passed 51–43, November 20, 202518
  • Voted Nay on S.J.Res. 599: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".Joint Resolution Passed 52–45, October 30, 202519
  • Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 560: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".Joint Resolution Passed 50–46, October 9, 202520

Education

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 5 bills on this issue5

Crime and policing

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 13 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 4845: Protect Our Polls Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Voted Yea on S. 127: HALT Fentanyl ActBill Passed 84–16, March 14, 202521

Foreign policy

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 14 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 4710: Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 224: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Bill Passed 86–11, August 7, 202622

Social Security and Medicare

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 5 bills on this issue5

Housing

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 0 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 3600: National Housing Emergency Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 53: 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActBill Passed 89–10, March 12, 202623

Elections and voting

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 21 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 3819: Paving the Way for American Industry Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Voted Nay on H.J.Res. 37: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.Joint Resolution Passed 49–47, February 12, 202624
  • Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 654: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".Joint Resolution Defeated 50–50, December 18, 202525

Technology and AI

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 7 bills on this issue5
  • Voted Nay on S.J.Res. 238: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".Joint Resolution Passed 50–38, May 8, 202526

Civil rights

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 7 bills on this issue5

Military and veterans

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 19 and cosponsored 31 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 5345: A bill to provide for the delivery of artificial intelligence functional bills of materials, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Sponsored S. 5344: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on efforts to support the production, testing, and sustainment of autonomous maneuver systems, components for such systems, and low-cost interceptors. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Sponsored S. 5343: Military Leadership Removal Transparency Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Voted Yea on S. 648: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Motion Agreed to 77–20, December 17, 202527
  • Voted Yea on S. 570: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Bill Passed 77–20, October 9, 202528

Drugs and addiction

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 1 bills on this issue5
  • Voted Nay on S. 163: Secure America ActBill Passed 52–47, June 5, 202614
  • Voted Yea on S. 127: HALT Fentanyl ActBill Passed 84–16, March 14, 202521

Farms and rural areas

What they say

  • No position found on their website.

What they did

  • Sponsored 2 and cosponsored 32 bills on this issue5
  • Sponsored S. 3112: Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • Sponsored S. 2654: Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Money: U.S. Senate, Michigan (2030)

As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through June 30, 2026.3

Raised$5.2M
Spent$2.9M
Cash on hand$2.7M
  • From individuals $4.9M
  • From PACs and other committees $29K
  • Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $274K

Gifts from people, by size29

Small gifts under $200 against the largest checks. People can give up to $3,500 per election.

  • Under $200 77%
  • $200–$499 6%
  • $500–$999 6%
  • $1,000–$1,999 6%
  • $2,000 and up 6%

Top PACs and committees giving directly30

National Pork Producers Council Pork PACConnected to National Pork Producers Council$10,000
M-pac$10,000
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 National Political Activities Comm.Connected to Policy Over Party$5,000
The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeConnected to The Farm Credit Council$5,000
Environmental Defense Action Fund PAC (Edaf PAC)Connected to Environmental Defense Action Fund$5,000
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-pacConnected to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.$2,500
D.r.i.v.e. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'l BRHD of Teamsters)Connected to International Brotherhood of Teamsters$2,500
Conquering Cancer PAC$2,000
Salt River Valley Water Users' Association Political Involvement Committee ( Srppic)Connected to Salt River Valley Water Users' Association Political Involvement Committee ( Srppic)$1,500
Mi Corn Growers Association PAC (Mi Corn PAC)Connected to Michigan Corn Growers Association$1,500
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACConnected to National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca)$1,000
Friends of Wayne State$1,000
Concorde Career Colleges and Universal Technical Institute Inc. PACConnected to Universal Technical Institute Inc. PAC (Utipac)$1,000
Elanco US Inc. Political Action Committee ('elanco Pac')$1,000
Bacpac$1,000

Outside groups spending in this race31

Groups that spent money about this candidate without working with the campaign.

Spent to help: $623K

LCV Victory Fund$518,142
Somos PAC$105,126

Individual donors

  • $2.0M from 24,545 itemized gifts32
  • 40% came from people in Michigan32
  • 10% came from retired people32
  • Top states: Michigan $793K, California $274K, New York $195K, Florida $72K, Massachusetts $67K32

Where donors work32

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Wonderful4 gifts$14,000
Michigan State University250 gifts$13,785
Apollo Global Management4 gifts$11,500
Apollo3 gifts$8,500
University of Michigan187 gifts$7,842
Jane Street Capital2 gifts$7,000
Alliance for Automotive Innovation5 gifts$6,375
Strelitzia Ventures2 gifts$5,000
Woodland Foods2 gifts$5,000
City Aluminum Foundry7 gifts$4,550
Honigman3 gifts$4,500
Jackson & Macnichol3 gifts$4,300
Malman & Goldman3 gifts$3,800
Averi1 gifts$3,500
De Shaw1 gifts$3,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Elissa Slotkinhttps://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001208
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
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    congress-legislators, current members (public domain)https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
    Listed as a source by congress-legislators
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    FEC candidate record S4MI00470https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S4MI00470/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
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    Voteview (UCLA): DW-NOMINATE scores, 119th Congresshttps://voteview.com/data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Free to use with credit
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    GovInfo / Congress.gov bill status, 119th Congresshttps://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119
    Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
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    Roll-call votes: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House, and U.S. Senatehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes
    Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
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    Computed by the FEC · Retrieved October 15, 2026
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    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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    FEC: independent expenditures about Elissa Slotkin, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=S4MI00470&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices; amended filings replace the originals · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Elissa Slotkin for Michigan, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00834218&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 13, 2026