Elissa Slotkin

“My job is to represent my district. That's who I'm responsible to and for.”

“There's so many things, when you're in national security, that you do that aren't perfect, but you do them because you think you're doing what the country needs to be safe.”

“I believe that in order for our democratic system to work as intended, the average person must have faith in their government. Citizens must believe that our system is working to represent them, and that it is capable of advancing issues like healthcare access, lowering prescription drug costs and improving infrastructure.”

“In my district, I have a very clear mandate to work across the aisle.”

“I don't believe all Republicans are bad.”

“When I was negotiating with our foreign allies, I knew I had to do so in good faith, or trust would be broken - and those allies wouldn't be there when we really needed them.”

“I'm a former CIA officer and Pentagon official. I'm a deep believer in border security, but we have to be a nation of moral - of morals and, like, a moral core.”

“Where people are trying to split Americans from each other I want there desperately to be bipartisanship.”

“My father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat. In Michigan, we always fought about sports, not politics.”

“I want to be very honest, that I believe impeachment is a very big step - I believe it is something that should not be taken lightly - and it has to be something where we bring people along.”

“While normal people have to disclose donations directly to a candidate, there is no such transparency on people donating to certain types of nonprofit organizations that can play a major role in our elections.”

“I come from a service family - I met my husband Dave during my third tour in Iraq serving as a CIA analyst alongside the military.”

“So, when I saw Congressman Bishop smiling at the White House after voting to gut protections for pre-existing conditions, something inside me broke.”

“I am a Midwestern Democrat, which I believe means practical, reasonable, willing to work across the aisle and focused on the economy and the middle class, saving the middle class.”

“My stepdaughter, who is based in Alaska right now, is a brand-new lieutenant in the Army. She could be deployed in 18 months. And another stepdaughter is a physician for the VA.”

“Each week, I will release a public schedule of how I am spending my time, and who I am meeting with in my Congressional office.”

“I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate to fight to protect everyone with a pre-existing condition, to bring down the skyrocketing costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, to fight for clean drinking water, and to help restore civility and decency to our politics.”

“When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.”

“You know, because of my military background, I talk to voters who for the first two minutes think I'm a Republican.”

“I have spent my life working to protect our country. I served three tours in Iraq with the CIA, served in national security positions under Presidents of both parties, and at the Pentagon.”