Official portrait of Kristen McDonald Rivet
U.S. House

Kristen McDonald Rivet

U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 8th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2025
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in MI-8

Candidates registered with the FEC for MI-8 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Kristen McDonald RivetIncumbentDemocrat$5.6M$4.3M
Amir HassanRepublican$727K$105K
Thomas James SmithRepublican$243K$220K
Alfred LemmoRepublican$220K$0

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through August 24, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
    • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    • Highways and Transit
    • Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Contact
Washington office
1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2208

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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