Elissa Slotkin
U.S. Senator for Michigan
Democrat · Since 2025 · Next election: 2030 · Age 50 · Junior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
Elissa Slotkin is the junior U.S. Senator for Michigan, a Democrat serving since 2025.
Slotkin has served in the Senate longer than 5 of its 99 other members.
Slotkin sits on 4 committees: Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Veterans' Affairs; and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Slotkin voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%). In that period, 35 bills Slotkin sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Slotkin's seat is next on the ballot in 2030.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 7 Yea, 5 Nay
· Hearing
Hearings to examine rogue AI, focusing on securing the homeland against AI agents.
Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Slotkin voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 71 roll calls and against it on 2.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Elissa Slotkin | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | No. 218 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 6500Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 22 | No. 204 | On the Nomination PN999-3Confirmation: Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan | Nomination Confirmed | Yea | Most Senate Democrats: Nay |
| Jul 22 | No. 203 | On the Cloture Motion PN999-3Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael C. Martin to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea | Most Senate Democrats: Nay |
Legislation
30 bills sponsored and 297 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
S. 3257 John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Held at the desk.
S. 528 GLRI Act of 2026
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 29, 2026: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which carries out programs and projects to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
S.Res. 913 A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 28, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075)
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $5,242,247
- Spent
- $2,862,383
- Cash on hand
- $2,662,580
2030 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S4MI00470
Michigan senators
Gary PetersU.S. Senator for Michigan · Democrat
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
