Kristen McDonald Rivet
DRep. MI-8 · U.S. House · 1 terms
Political perspective
from the voting recordOn the standard liberal–conservative scale, McDonald Rivet sits more conservative than 42% of the House and more liberal than 57%. This is a DW-NOMINATE score — derived purely from how they vote, not an opinion.
We link to what McDonald Rivetsays they stand for so you can hold it against the record above. We don't put words in anyone's mouth or declare a promise “kept” or “broken” — where there's no published, structured position to compare, we leave it to you rather than invent a verdict.
Contact
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Campaign money
live· 2026 cycle“From PACs” is corporate, industry, and union political-committee money — a proxy for special-interest funding. Totals via the FEC.
- JSTREETPACMembership$23K
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENOther / unclassified$18K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECooperative$10K
- CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)Corporate$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PACTrade$10K
- MOMS FED UPOther / unclassified$10K
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PACCorporate$10K
- DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate$10K
- Other / unclassified38%
- Corporate24%
- Labor14%
- Trade13%
- Membership9%
- Cooperative2%
Largest PACs and committees giving to the campaign this cycle, from FEC committee-to-candidate filings. The FEC doesn't tag donors by industry — the names usually tell you, and OpenSecrets has the formal industry breakdown below.
- Labor unions$173K
- Agriculture$117K
- Health & medicine$67K
- Energy & utilities$62K
- Insurance$47K
- Automotive$43K
Grouped from the names of the PACs that gave — our own rough classification, PAC money only (not individual donors). Another 51% came from PACs we couldn't slot into an industry by name.
Where the money goes
live· 2026 cycleMcDonald Rivet's campaign has spent $1.3M across 978 reported disbursements.
- Payroll & admin$571K 43%
- Consulting & research$333K 25%
- Events & fundraising$188K 14%
- Other$118K 9%
- Advertising & media$92K 7%
- Travel & lodging$33K 2%
- GUSTO$363K
- WESTWEST DIGITAL$203K
- MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES LLC$161K
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES$97K
- SPIROS CONSULTING LLC$60K
- NGP VAN, INC$56K
- MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES LLCWASHINGTON, DC · 6 payments$4K
- DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONSWASHINGTON, DC · 9 payments$3K
- PARAISOWASHINGTON, DC · 2 payments$3K
- EASTERN MARKET CATERINGWASHINGTON, DC$1K
- DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEWASHINGTON, DC$942
- S-3 GROUPWASHINGTON, DC · 2 payments$800
- EUREST CATERINGCHICAGO, IL$603
- EUDICIS PIZZABAY CITY, MI · 2 payments$594
These are the venues, caterers, and hotels the campaign paidfor events — the money trail to where fundraising happened, with the vendor's city and state. It is not a guest list or attendance: who came, who hosted, and “what the crowd was like” aren't in any public record, so we don't guess at them.
Categories are grouped by keyword from the free-text purpose each campaign reports to the FEC, so the split is a guide, not an audit. Otheris spending whose reported purpose didn't clearly fit a category — campaigns describe disbursements inconsistently. Totals are for the candidate's campaign committees this cycle; see the FEC for the line-by-line record.
Background
Represents Michigan's 8th district · age 56 · from Portland.
Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet 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.
Biography from Wikipedia & Wikidata (public, CC BY-SA). Family is spouse and children only.
Stock trades
No periodic transaction reports on file for McDonald Rivet in the current House disclosure index.
Committees
liveWhat they're assigned to work on.
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Agriculture
via congress-legislators committee data.
Who they're up against
Candidates who have filed with the FEC for this House seat— who's challenging them now, and who they faced last time.
Next election
· 2026 cycle+ 1 other minor candidate with little or no money raised.
Last election
· 2024 cycle- Paul JungeRepublicanOpen seat$6.0Mraised ↗
- Mary F. DravesUNKOpen seat$630Kraised ↗
- Anthony Jason HudsonRepublicanOpen seat$141Kraised ↗
- Martin BlankRepublicanOpen seat$13Kraised ↗
- Daniel T KildeeDemocratIncumbent$1.5Mraised ↗
- Matt CollierDemocratOpen seat$1.2Mraised ↗
- Sheldon NeeleyDemocratOpen seat$27Kraised ↗
- Daniel Burton MoilanenDemocratOpen seat$23Kraised ↗
+ 5 other minor candidates with little or no money raised.
Candidates and money raised from FEC filings (bulk candidate summaries). Short bios are quoted from Wikipedia or Ballotpedia where a confident match exists — never invented; candidates without a sourced bio show their FEC record only.
How Kristen actually voted · last 15 bills live
- Yea16-Sep-2026S 2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Nay16-Sep-2026H J RES 213On Passage
- Nay16-Sep-2026H R 10326On Passage
- Yea16-Sep-2026H R 9576On Passage
- Nay16-Sep-2026H R 5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
- Yea15-Sep-2026H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Nay15-Sep-2026H J RES 210On Passage
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 8278On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- Yea15-Sep-2026H R 2978On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- No15-Sep-2026H RES 1530On Agreeing to the Resolution
Real roll-call votes from the U.S. House Clerk. “Missed” = recorded as Not Voting.
Congressional calendar · next 12 days
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