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Candidate Slotkin: 'Once In Generation Opportunity To Reset Who We Send To Congress'

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced consituents for the first time Wednesday after announcing she now backs an impeachment inquiry.
Amanda Barberena
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Congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin (D) responds to questions during a WKAR interview in October 2018.

Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic candidate for Michigan's 8th congressional district addressed campaign finance, clean water, her disapproval of President Trump's relationship with the intelligence community, the hearings for Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh and more at WKAR studios. An interview invitation has been extended to the Republican incumbent Mike Bishop but he not yet accepted it. 

In an interview on October 12, 2018, former CIA officer Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic candidate for Michigan's 8th congressional district talked with WKAR's Reginald Hardwick. 

Rep. Elissa Slotkin is co-sponsoring legislation attempting to overturn Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' rule changes to Title IX.
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Democratic congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin interviewed at WKAR studios in October 2018.

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