MI-08: Slotkin picks up high-profile national-security endorsements from Republicans
U.S. House hopeful Elissa Slotkin racked up four high-profile national security endorsements this week, including three from Republicans.
A former defense official in the Obama administration, Slotkin received endorsements from former Obama Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; the first-ever national intelligence director, John Negroponte; and Stephen Hadley, national security adviser under President George W. Bush — all Republicans who praised Slotkin’s service to the country.
Slotkin also got the endorsement of Lt. Gen. Doug Lute, former deputy national security adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan and former U.S. permanent representative to NATO, who said he hired Slotkin to work for Bush's White House in 2007.
Slotkin, 42, of Holly is running against U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, who is seeking a third term representing the Detroit suburbs.
The contest in Michigan's 8th District is rated a toss-up by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, and has been described as a bellwether in the fight for control of the U.S. House.
Before moving home to Michigan last year, Slotkin spent 15 years in various posts in the U.S. intelligence and defense communities in Washington and abroad, including three tours in Iraq.
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