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WHAT ARE YOUR THREE MAIN PRIORITIES IF YOU SHOULD 
WIN OFFICE?
I am focused on how I can make the economy work for Michigan by 
bringing down prices and giving Michigan families who are living pay-
check to paycheck some much-needed relief. As senator, I will stop the 
Democrats’ out-of-control wasteful spending and unleash American 
energy, bringing down gas and grocery costs across the board. 
Voters are deeply concerned about the wide-open southern border, 
and I vow to work with President Trump to secure the border and restore 
the Remain in Mexico policy to end the violence and flow of fentanyl. 
Lastly, I will work to show strength to America’s threats abroad. 
Democrats have emboldened China with their radical EV mandates that 
make us more reliant on the Chinese Communist Party for EV battery 
technology. As senator, I will end these senseless mandates that fuel our 
adversaries and have the backs of Michigan’s auto workers.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE 
EAST POST OCT. 7?
The attacks on the Jewish people on Oct. 7 were tragic and atrocious. 
The Jewish people have suffered persecution throughout history, and it 
was heartbreaking to witness them be attacked yet again. 
 Additionally, I believe America failed Israel by sending bags of cash to 
Iran through the Iran Nuclear Deal. As senator, I will always stand with 
our allies, and I will not empower our enemies. 

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW MUCH THE U.S. HAS 
BEEN AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN A RESOLU-
TION TO THE CONFLICT IN ISRAEL? 
Throughout my time in office, I was a faithful supporter of United 
States security assistance to Israel. During my time as chairman of the 
House Select Committee on Intelligence, I was responsible for the clas-
sified portion of our budget and led the efforts to secure vital security 
advancements that led to the development of the Iron Dome and other 
defensive systems. 
Continuing security aid is not only vital for Israeli security, but also 
for American national security because our two nations share common 
adversaries in Iran, their proxy terrorist organizations and the continuing 
threat of radical Islamic terrorism. Israel must have continued access to 
conventional military assets, missile defense systems and intelligence 
cooperation.
Further, I fully support the $3.3 billion and $500 million found in the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel and Congress’ deci-
sion in 2024 to pass the $14.3 billion in Emergency Security Assistance 
for Israel. America must continue to support Israel in its effort to destroy 
the terrorist organization Hamas. No ceasefire shall be agreed to until 
Hamas is destroyed and the hostages are returned home safely; and 
America should help Israel achieve that goal.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AS A PATH FORWARD FOR 
THE PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI PEOPLE?
I would like to see peace between the Palestinian and Israeli people. The 
greatest, and perhaps only, impediment to expanding peace through-
out the Middle East is the continuing and growing aggression of Iran 
through its proxy groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and 

WHAT ARE YOUR THREE MAIN PRIORITIES IF YOU SHOULD WIN 
OFFICE? 
My overarching priority is to make it easier for Michiganders to get into and 
stay in the middle class. Michigan is the state that invented the middle class; 
it did so by quite literally making investments in small businesses and critical 
manufacturing areas, which I hope to reinforce. 
To make it easier for people to stay in the middle class, we have to attack the 
daily costs that are hurting Michigan families — especially health care, childcare 
and housing. I’m committed to reducing the prices of healthcare; and, in the 
House, I’ve spearheaded legislation to cap costs of insulin and to allow Medicare 
to negotiate prescription drug prices. 
I believe that we need to make more critical items in America so that we are 
in control of our own economic security — supply-side shocks like COVID 
have the potential to wreak havoc on our economy and middle-class families, so 
I’m committed to bringing critical manufacturing back to the United States. 
Additionally, we have to protect our kids from the things that are truly 
harming them. The No. 1 killer of people under age 21 is gun violence — in 
our communities, in our schools, by suicide and by accident. We also have to 
address the “diseases of despair,
” such as mental health issues, opioid addiction 
and the fentanyl that are hurting our kids.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 
POST OCT. 7? 
The Hamas terror attacks of Oct. 7 were the most devastating attack on Jews 
since the Holocaust. It was a tragedy for Israel, for the hostages, and for the 
people of Gaza; and it has had enormous implications here at home. It’s hard to 
overstate how this is roiling our state, and at a very personal level. 
In Michigan, we’re lucky to have integrated communities where we all go to 
school together, play on the same teams, shop at the same grocery stores — and 
the conflict has added painful tension between and among Michiganders. As a 
former CIA and Pentagon official, I believe that any country in the world has a 
right to defend itself when it’s attacked, and Israel has a right to go after the per-
petrators of this terrorist attack. 
The U.S. has been trying to broker a negotiated ceasefire agreement to bring 
the hostages home, stop devastating civilian casualties and allow us to turn 
our focus to a new phase of this conflict. But, in the past year, Iran has dou-
bled-down on its proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah and has made the choice 
to directly attack Israel in serious, state-on-state ballistic missile attacks. Any 
country has the right to address those attacks at a time and place of its choosing 
in order to reestablish deterrence. It is essential that Iran be pressured, deterred 
and constrained if there’s any hope for a stable future in the Middle East. 
Here at home, we must confront the disturbing rise in antisemitism, in 
Michigan and across the country. Leaders of all political persuasions must call 
out antisemitism wherever they see it, whether from the right or the left, and 
law enforcement must seek accountability for those who turn hateful sentiment 
into action. 

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW MUCH THE U.S. HAS BEEN 
AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN A RESOLUTION TO 
THE CONFLICT IN ISRAEL? 
Support for Israel and its security has been a bipartisan bedrock of American 
foreign policy since Israel was founded. As a senior Pentagon official, I helped 
oversee the U.S.-Israel defense relationship, and we saw the importance of that 
work in the U.S.
’s role helping to defend Israel from Iran’s April and October 

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
ELISSA SLOTKIN

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
MIKE ROGERS

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