Former CIA Analyst Defeats Former FBI Agent to Win High-Stakes Michigan Senate Race

Mar. 15, 2025

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Democratic Rep.Elissa Slotkindefeated former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to The Associated Press, delivering Democrats a high-stakes win and preventing the seat from flipping red.

ThoughDonald Trumpultimately won the state of Michigan overKamala Harris, Slotkin clung to her narrow lead to secure a noteworthy victory that will minimize Republicans' advantage when theyregain control of the Senatein January.

Michigan Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin.Brandon Bell/Getty

Brandon Bell/Getty

In the waning days of the campaign, Slotkin, who is known as a moderate to conservative Democrat, earned the endorsement of longtime Republican and former Wyoming Rep.Liz Cheney.

“People are looking for a light through the tunnel, how to get back to the positive and the normal world that we’re used to in politics, where you can have Democrats and Republicans debating issues but it’s not nasty and vitriolic,” Slotkin told the station. “So I was proud to have her endorsement in 2022, I’m proud to have it now, and I’ll scream it from the rafters.”

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Rogers, 61, is a former FBI agent who served in the House from 2001 until 2015. He returned to politics this year to seek the Senate seat that Democrat Debbie Stabenow has held for nearly 24 years.

source: people.com