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Statements / Candidates / Michigan: U.S. Senate

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic, In office. Candidate for U.S. Senate, Michigan, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Listed by the Michigan Department of State, 2026 General Election Candidate List (opens in a new tab) (September 25, 2026). Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.

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"We have to acknowledge that part of the fear of these data centers is because the people heading the AI companies are weirdos. They are talking in weird ways. They are talking in doomsday." (October 14, 2026)

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Statements on data centers 1

"We have to acknowledge that part of the fear of these data centers is because the people heading the AI companies are weirdos. They are talking in weird ways. They are talking in doomsday."
Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Senator, Michigan University of Chicago interview The Detroit News (opens in a new tab) primary source
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Setting: University of Chicago interview.

Primary source: The Detroit News (opens in a new tab).

Recorded votes on data center bills 1

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