U.S. House Candidate Profile

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet

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DemocraticU.S. HouseMichigan08

Background

Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet (born July 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Michigan Senate for the 35th district, where she was the assistant majority floor leader from 2023 to 2025. Her district, located in Central Michigan, includes Flint and the Tri-Cities metropolitan area of Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City.

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Last updated 2026-10-27.

Sourced summary

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet was born on 1970-07-11. unitedstates.github.io

She introduced the Working Parents Tax Relief Act, which would return to working parents up to an additional $5,500 per child under age four mcdonaldrivet.house.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Kristen Mcdonald Rivet raised $5,644,876, spent $1,407,808, reported $4,254,099 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Nay on House roll call 50 of 2025 (2025-02-25): On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended. clerk.house.gov

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

She introduced the bipartisan No Profiting from Public Service Act to ensure public officials cannot abuse their public offices for profit mcdonaldrivet.house.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Kristen Mcdonald Rivet raised $4,384,972, spent $966,936, reported $3,435,067 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Voted Yea on House roll call 33 of 2025 (2025-02-06): On Passage. clerk.house.gov

Finance snapshot

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet's FEC candidate id is H4MI08218

Claim timeline

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet's gender is recorded as F in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io Retrieved 2026-05-13.

Michigan Bureau of Elections — Public Candidate Listing lists Kristen Mcdonald Rivet as a Democrat candidate for Representative in Congress 8 in the 2026 cycle mi-boe.entellitrak.com Retrieved 2026-07-16.

Her office has returned over $10 million to mid-Michigan families and seniors through more than 1,500 resolved constituent services cases mcdonaldrivet.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-19.

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet represents Michigan's 8th District mcdonaldrivet.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-19.

Voted Nay on House roll call 75 of 2025 (2025-03-25): On Ordering the Previous Question. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Voted Yea on House roll call 72 of 2025 (2025-03-24): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Voted Nay on House roll call 105 of 2025 (2025-04-29): On Ordering the Previous Question. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Voted Yea on House roll call 42 of 2025 (2025-02-13): On Passage. clerk.house.gov Retrieved 2026-10-27.

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Kristen Mcdonald Rivet profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

Kristen Mcdonald Rivet matches a certified general-election roster row. Row office 8th District Representative in Congress. Row district 8. Row party Democratic Party. Ballot status general_nominee. Official source host mi-boe.entellitrak.com. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Valid citations 838. Primary-source references 838. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 5, Finance 2, Votes 675, Other sourced notes 78, ideology 5.

Other ids: Other voteview:119:22537; Bioguide M001237; Wikidata Q115227000; Vote Smart 199213; Ballotpedia Kristen McDonald Rivet; OpenSecrets N00054163.

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On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Kristen McDonald Rivet is certified for 8th District Representative in Congress (Democratic Party). Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections, Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election Tuesday November 3, 2026 Retrieved 2026-10-18.

  • Office: 8th District Representative in Congress
  • Party: Democratic Party

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