Slotkin lays out her plan to back Michigan’s middle class in maiden speech to U.S. Senate • Michigan Advance

Slotkin lays out her plan to back Michigan’s middle class in maiden speech to U.S. Senate • Michigan Advance

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) delivers her maiden speech on the Senate floor. July 23, 2025 | ScreenshotContinuing a long running tradition, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) gave her maiden speech on the Senate Floor on Wednesday, using her first formal remarks to the chamber to lay out her plan to deliver for Michigan’s middle class.  “Michigan is where my family achieved that very American dream. My great grandfather, at 13 years old, came t…

Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin Roasted Online for Cringe NFL Gaffe During Speech

Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin is facing a wave of online mockery after a painfully awkward sports analogy during her first Senate floor speech went viral for all the wrong reasons. The 49-year-old freshman senator from Michigan delivered her maiden address on Wednesday, framing it as a “love letter to Michigan” and calling for unity and resilience in what she described as a dark chapter of American politics. But it wasn’t the message of hope…