Less than two months after she was sworn into office, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, will deliver the Democratic Party response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. The Republican president’s joint address is scheduled for 9 p.

It's a sign of Democratic leadership's confidence in Slotkin — who won a competitive race to succeed Democrat Debbie Stabenow in November.

The newly elected Democratic senator from Michigan will deliver her party's response to Trump's speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.

The first-term senator from Michigan will represent Democrats following President Trump's first joint address of his second term.

Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week ― propelling the state's junior senator into the national spotlight after she's spent just two months in the Senate.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing of Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, on Capitol Hill, Jan. 14, 2025.

Freshman Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's first joint congressional address of his second presidency.

On Tuesday, in a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump is expected to give a speech. The Democratic Party has tapped Michigan freshman Senator Elissa Slotkin to give the Democratic response.