Kristen McDonald Rivet

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Michigan District 8

U.S. House Michigan District 8

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Dan Kildee

Prior offices

Michigan State Senate District 35

Predecessor: Curt VanderWall

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Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Michigan State University, 1992

Graduate

University of Michigan, Flint

Personal

Profession

Executive

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Official Twitter

Personal Facebook

Personal Instagram

Personal LinkedIn

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Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Rivet (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 8th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Kristen McDonald Rivet lives in Bay City, Michigan. Rivet earned a bachelor's degree in history from Michigan State University in 1992 and a master's degree in education and public administration from the University of Michigan at Flint. Her career experience includes working as the vice president of Michigan Future, Inc., the president and CEO of Greater Midland, Inc., and the vice president of program and policy of The Skillman Foundation. Rivet served on the Bay City Commission and as the chief strategy officer of the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance.

Elections

2026

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Incumbent Kristen McDonald Rivet is running in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)

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2024

See also: Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	51.3	217,490
		Paul Junge (R)	44.6	189,317
		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)	2.0	8,492
		Steve Barcelo (L)	1.1	4,768
	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.6	2,681
		Jim Casha (G)	0.4	1,602

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 424,350
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Matt Collier and Pamela Pugh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet	53.3	43,393
		Matt Collier	26.4	21,482
		Pamela Pugh	20.3	16,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Kildee (D)
• Daniel Moilanen (D)
• Sheldon Neeley (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Paul Junge defeated Mary Draves and Anthony Hudson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Junge	74.8	43,204
		Mary Draves	15.0	8,688
		Anthony Hudson	10.1	5,851

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,743
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nikki Snyder (R)
• Martin Blank (R)

Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Jim Casha advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Casha (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Steve Barcelo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Barcelo (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

James Little advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on July 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Little (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8

Kathy Goodwin advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 8 on June 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)

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Rivet received the following endorsements.

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)
• EMILY's List
• New Democrat Coalition Action Fund

2022

See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Michigan State Senate District 35

Kristen McDonald Rivet defeated Annette Glenn in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)	53.4	62,105
		Annette Glenn (R)	46.6	54,246

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Kristen McDonald Rivet advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristen McDonald Rivet	100.0	22,585

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,585
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35

Annette Glenn defeated Tim Kelly, Chris Velasquez, and Martin Blank in the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 35 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Glenn	40.5	12,360
		Tim Kelly	22.3	6,815
	Submit photo	Chris Velasquez	19.2	5,867
	Submit photo	Martin Blank	17.9	5,460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,502
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Rivet’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Michigan needs more high-wage jobs. Kristen will make sure we invest in our workforce to prepare Michiganders for the jobs of tomorrow because while college isn’t for everyone, good-paying jobs should be. She will also be steadfast in protecting our hard-earned freedoms and security, including defending the right to abortion, and keeping guns out of dangerous hands.	”
—Kristen McDonald Rivet’s campaign website (2024)

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Kristen McDonald Rivet campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Michigan District 8	Candidacy Declared general	$750,165	$144,963
2024*	U.S. House Michigan District 8	Won general	$6,067,032	$6,050,001
2022	Michigan State Senate District 35	Won general	$1,052,544	$0
Grand total			$7,869,740	$6,194,964
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Rivet was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Economic and Small Business Development Committee
• Education and Career Readiness Committee
• Energy and Technology Committee, Majority Vice Chair

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Preceded by Dan Kildee (D)	U.S. House Michigan District 8 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Curt VanderWall (R)	Michigan State Senate District 35 2023-2025	Succeeded by -

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Tim Walberg (R)

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District 9

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