Lena Epstein

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Political party  |  Republican
Spouse(s)  |  Eric Medwed[1]
Children  |  1
Alma mater |  Harvard University[2]
Religion  |  Jewish[3]

Lena Epstein is an American businesswoman and the 2018 Republican candidate for Michigan's 11th district.

## Contents

* 1 2018 U.S. House election in Michigan's 11th district
* 1.1 Messianic rabbi controversy
* 1.2 General election
* 2 Political positions
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 2018 U.S. House election in Michigan's 11th district[edit]

### Messianic rabbi controversy[edit]

After a messianic rabbi who was invited by Epstein to speak at a rally mentioned Jesus as the messiah,[4] many Jews quickly turned against her,[5] including those that knew her personally.[6] This and liberal rhetoric against her over alleged Twitter likes of David Duke's posts (that Epstein sharply refuted)[7] would significantly damage Epstein's campaign.

### General election[edit]

Epstein was defeated by Democrat Haley Stevens by 7% of the vote.[8]

## Political positions[edit]

A self-described "unapologetic conservative", Epstein is a strong supporter of Donald Trump.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Michigan Trump co-chair witnesses the “transfer of power”
2. ↑ Lena Epstein
3. ↑ Lena Epstein: Statement on... from Twitter
4. ↑ Rabbi cites Jesus for Jewish victims with Pence
5. ↑ Republican Jewish candidate defends inviting Messianic rabbi to honor Pittsburgh victims
6. ↑ Jewish group takes out ad urging vote against Epstein
7. ↑ GOP Senate hopeful claims Twitter hack, demands apology
8. ↑ Haley Stevens defeats Lena Epstein in race for open U.S. House seat
9. ↑ Lena Epstein on Gender, Politics, and Business

## External links[edit]

* Lena Epstein - Ballotpedia