MI-07: Ex-Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink (D) launches bid for Congress in mid-Michigan
Washington ― Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who resigned her post under President Donald Trump, said Wednesday that she is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in Michigan, her home state.
Brink, 55, recently moved to Lansing after 28 years as a diplomat whose career spanned five administrations, including the last three in the war zone of Ukraine. She aims to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett in Michigan's 7th District, which is rated a tossup by political handicappers and is among the most competitive districts nationally.
"I've dedicated my life to fighting for our country, serving overseas for almost 30 years, fighting for freedom and trying to protect democracy. I'm a public servant at heart. It's more than what I've done ― it's really what I do and who I am," Brink told The Detroit News.
"We need people who have clear principles and integrity to step up and help us manage what is a very difficult political situation in a way that is going to be positive for every working family, for Americans, and I think I can help in that way," she added.
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