Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is divorcing from her husband, Dave Moore, but a source said it is unrelated to her possible Senate bid, the Detroit Free Press reports.


Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is divorcing from her husband, Dave Moore, but a source said it is unrelated to her possible Senate bid, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said directly that she’s thinking about running for president, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
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Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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