Incoming Michigan Dem Elissa Slotkin will not back Pelosi [View all]

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Rep.-elect Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), who defeated Rep. Mike Bishop (R-Mich.) in last week’s midterms, had promised voters during the campaign that she wants to see a new generation of leaders take the reins of both parties. In her first vote on the House floor, Slotkin said Thursday, she won’t break that promise.

“I have said it many, many times: I never want to be disrespectful to anyone who has served — especially a woman who has broken glass ceilings. But you’ve got to do what your district is calling for, and in this case, for me, both sides of the aisle, just people feel that we need a new generation of leadership. And I need to hear that,” Slotkin said Thursday during a policy forum in Washington hosted by Defense One.

“I will not be supporting Leader Pelosi. I will not.”

Slotkin did not, however, rule out the option of voting “present” during the Jan. 3 Speaker vote on the House floor — a move that would lower the threshold needed to elect the next House leader.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/417076-incoming-michigan-dem-will-not-back-pelosi