Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a Democratic Congresswoman and nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, is reportedly receiving an annual farming tax credit of approximately $2,700 on the property she claims as her home, despite no agricultural activity taking place there. According to public records cited by the New York Post, the property was designated as “agricultural-improved” before Slotkin’s father, Curtis, gifted it to his daughter and her brother in May 2023 through a quitclaim deed. The property holds an agricultural exemption, which provides a 100 percent property tax exemption if the property is already being used for agricultural purposes or if 50% or more of a property is used for such purposes.
Slotkin cofounded the Congressional Specialty Crops Caucus in April and claims that her family’s beef cattle farm has been in Holly, Michigan since 1956. However, aerial shots of the property show no signs of agricultural activity. Furthermore, there are no applicable agricultural licenses in effect for the property. Despite this information, Slotkin’s campaign asserts that Oakland County has confirmed on multiple occasions that the property qualifies for the agricultural exemption.
Confusion surrounds Slotkin’s broader living arrangements, as she reportedly moved into the Lansing apartment of lobbyist Jerry Hollister during her 2022 congressional run. At the time, Slotkin was still married to David Moore, but the couple had already been separated for six months by February 2023. Slotkin filed for divorce from Moore on February 1, 2023, and the divorce was finalized on March 1, 2023, two days after she announced her intent to run for Senate.