Elissa Blair Slotkin (born July 10, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district since 2019.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official. Her district, which was once represented by current U. S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, is based in the state capital of Lansing; it stretches into the outer northern suburbs of Detroit.