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FEDERAL RACES

U.S. SENATE

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DEMOCRAT

Elissa Slotkin was born in New York, New York. Slotkin earned a bachelor's degree in rural sociology from Cornell University in 1998 and a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University in 2003.

Elissa Slotkin

REPUBLICAN

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Mike Rogers

Rogers was born in 1963 in Livingston County, Michigan. After graduating from Adrian College in 1985, Rogers went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1989. Prior to his political career, Rogers worked as a special agent in the FBI.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

District 1

DEMOCRAT

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Callie Barr

Callie Barr was born in Traverse City, Michigan. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and a high school English teacher.

REPUBLICAN

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Jack Bergman

Bergman served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 to 2009, retiring as a lieutenant general. Upon his election, he became the highest-ranking combat veteran ever elected to Congress.[

DISTRICT 3

DEMOCRAT

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Hillary Scholten

Hillary Scholten earned a J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2012. Scholten's career experience includes working as senior counsel with Miller Johnson, a staff attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and a judicial law clerk and attorney advisor with the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration.

REPUBLICAN

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Paul Hudson

Paul Hudson earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 2003 and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.

DISTRICT 6

DEMOCRAT

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Debbie Dingell

Deborah Ann Dingell is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015, representing the state's 6th congressional district since 2023.

REPUBLICAN

Heather Smiley

Heather Smiley earned a bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University in 1985 and a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University in 2001. Her career experience includes working for Ford Motor Company from 1990-2022, where she held positions within the Data Insights and Analytics, Customer Service, and Product Development business groups.

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DISTRICT 7

DEMOCRAT

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Curtis Hertel

Hertel earned his bachelor's degree from the James Madison College at Michigan State University in political science.

REPUBLICAN

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Tom Barett

Barrett earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. He served in the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and was a helicopter pilot in the Michigan Army National Guard

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8

DEMOCRAT

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Kristen McDonald Rivet

Kristen McDonald Rivet lives in Bay City, Michigan. Rivet earned a bachelor's degree in history from Michigan State University in 1992 and a master's degree in education and public administration from the University of Michigan at Flint.

REPUBLICAN

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Paul Junge

Paul Junge was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of California Berkeley, a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, and a master's degree in 2008 from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10

DEMOCRAT

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Carl Marlinga

Marlinga received his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit Mercy, summa cum laude. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining the court, Marlinga was in private practice from 2004 to 2012.

REPUBLICAN

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John James

John James served in the U.S. Army from 2004 to 2012. James earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2004, a master's degree in supply chain management and information systems from Pennsylvania State University in 2014, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 2015.

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