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Former Republican Senator Tom Barrett is officially making a second congressional bid for a vital Michigan blue seat in 2024.
Barrett filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Friday and launched his campaign for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District after months of speculation that he had his eye on another bid.
The Republican nominee lost to Representative Elisa Slotkin, D-Mich, in the 2022 midterm elections.
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Former Senator Tom Barrett is running for Representative Elissa Slotkin’s seat in 2024. (Tom Barrett for Congress)
Slotkin decided to make a Senate bid after longtime Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., announced she would not seek re-election in 2024, leaving the Michigan House seat vulnerable to a red flip.
Barrett was endorsed in the 2022 midterm elections by independent Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who praised his “vote for peace, prosperity and freedom”.
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“Tom Barrett knows what service means. He knows what sacrifice means and values freedom. He will be a loud voice for the people of Michigan in this district and a voice for peace, prosperity and freedom,” the former Hawaiian congressman said in October .
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat in 2024. (Caroline Brehman)
Several races up and down the Michigan ballot — including the presidential election — will play a major role in the 2024 election.
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The Great Lake state was vital in securing former President Trump’s victory in 2016, but shifted to a Democrat in 2020 as President Biden won it by a 2.7-point margin.
Aubrie Spady is a freelance production assistant for Fox News Digital.
