Elissa Slotkin announces candidacy for open Senate seat in Michigan

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., announced that she is running to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate on Monday.

Slotkin is running to replace Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who announced in January that she does not plan to run for re-election. The Michigan race is ramping up to be among the most hotly contested in the 2024 election cycle as Republicans seek to take the Senate majority.

"Today, I'm announcing my run to be Michigan's next U.S. Senator," Slotkin wrote in a statement. "We need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder, and never forgets that we are public servants."

Slotkin has been elected to Congress three times, but switched from Michigan's 7th Congressional District to the 8th in 2022 after redistricting made her prospects more difficult.

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Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced that she is running to be Michigan's next U.S. Senator on Monday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced her retirement plans this year, opening up her hotly contested seat in the U.S. Senate. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Slotkin accompanied her announcement with a brief video touting her political record. The video highlights her time at the CIA as well as her time working in both Republican and Democratic White Houses.

"We all know America is going through something right now. We seem to be living crisis to crisis, but there are certain things that should be really simple," Slotkin said.

Slotkin's campaign kicked off just weeks after she and her husband announced they were getting divorced.

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"After careful consideration, we are saddened to announce that we are divorcing after 12 years of marriage," Slotkin and husband Dave Moore said in a joint statement to the Detroit Free Press earlier in February. "We've reached this decision together after much reflection and we do it on agreeable terms."

This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.