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WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE 
SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE?
Since the Oct. 7th attacks on Israel, we have seen the expanding rise 
of antisemitic efforts to delegitimize Israel and force corporations and 
universities to boycott, disinvest and sanction Israel. We’ve seen violent 
attacks against Jewish Americans and threats of violence that are too 
many to count. Many of these coordinated efforts are funded by foreign 
sources with the express purpose of weakening Israel and forcing a 
wedge between our two nations. 
This combined with other illegitimate actions at the United Nations 
and other international bodies must be strongly opposed by the United 
States, and I will stand strongly in opposition to these dangerous 
efforts. We must also continually stand strong to expose the truth 
behind these efforts and educate young people that they are being used 
as pawns by Islamic radicals hellbent on Israel’s destruction. In the 
Senate, I will stand up and call out antisemitism whenever I see it and 
work to educate Americans on the conflict overseas. 

works for our small businesses. I will 
continue to champion tax proposals 
that benefit domestic manufacturers, 
incentivize investments in research 
and development, support businesses 
that are helping their employees 
cover the cost of childcare, and, 
critically, take a hard look at the 
layers of regulation that hold some of 
our businesses back.
And, finally, one of the most 
common concerns that I hear about 
from small business owners is that 
they aren’t able to find enough 
qualified job candidates to meet their 
needs. This affects everyone from 
restaurants looking to hire teenagers 
for summer work to employers 
in the tech sector looking to hire 
engineers with advanced degrees. 
Improving both our education 
system and our immigration system 
to meet the workforce needs of 
employers in our community can 
help develop and strengthen critical 
talent pipelines to address this issue. 
Addressing the cost of housing and 
childcare will also bring new folks 
into the workforce, benefiting small 
businesses. 

WHAT KINDS OF POLICIES 
WOULD YOU PURSUE TO 
MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS? 
In Michigan, preserving our 
natural heritage for our kids is an 
existential issue; as a senator, it is 
my responsibility to preserve that 
heritage for the next generation. Our 
water is part of who we are as a state, 
both our lakes and rivers, and our 
drinking water. 
First, we know we’re going to need 
more energy in the future, so I’m 
interested in diversifying into wind, 
solar, natural gas, hydrogen and 
nuclear energy, along with traditional 
forms of energy. I take an all-of-the-
above approach to making sure we 
have redundancy and diversity. 
Finally, as a Great Lakes state, we 

take pride in protecting our fresh 
water; I’ve been a proud supporter 
of the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative, which has been 
instrumental in reducing pollution 
and keeping our lakes clean. 

HOW WOULD YOU WORK 
ACROSS THE AISLE, 
REGARDLESS OF WHO HAS 
THE MAJORITY?
I am eager to work with my 
colleagues across the aisle to deliver 
for Michiganders. My professional 
background is in national security, 
working in intelligence and defense. 
I was recruited into the CIA directly 
out of graduate school, where I was 
trained as a Middle East analyst and 
served three tours alongside our 
military in Iraq. This bipartisan, 
country-first approach has informed 
my work in Congress. 
Additionally, I have proudly 
worked for both Republicans and 
Democrats in my career, including 
directly for President Bush and 
President Obama. This also means 
that I take a deeply bipartisan 
approach to all of my work in 
Congress.
I believe in bipartisanship in my 
bones: My guiding principle in office 
has always been to work with people 
based on how committed they are 
to serving their constituents, not 
by party affiliation. My legislative 
record bears this out: I have been 
ranked among the 14 most bipartisan 
members out of the 435 members of 
the House and the most bipartisan 
member of the Michigan delegation 
by the Lugar Center, which analyzes 
how often members support bills 
from colleagues of the other party 
and how often they attract bipartisan 
support for their own bills.
And one of the first things I did 
after being sworn into office was join 
the Problem Solvers Caucus. This 
group is made up of equal numbers 

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
MIKE ROGERS

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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
ELISSA SLOTKIN

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