TOP RACE
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
Democrat - Michigan
Running for House
Top Race Candidate:
This close election will help determine control of the House & Senate.
Kristen McDonald Rivet previously served in the Michigan State Senate, where she has worked to make progress for Michigan families. Most notably, Kristen helped repeal Michigan’s extreme 1931 abortion ban and enshrine the right to abortion into Michigan’s constitution. In Congress, McDonald Rivet was elected by her peers to serve as the Freshman Leadership Representative to the New Democratic Coalition. The “New Dems” are a group committed to working with members of both parties to deliver common-sense solutions.
PARTY: Democrat
ELECTED: 2024
EDUCATION: Michigan State University; University of Michigan at Flint
OCCUPATION PRIOR TO CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE: Vice President of Michigan Future, Inc.; President and CEO of Greater Midland, Inc.; Vice President of Program and Policy at The Skillman Foundation; Chief Strategy Officer of the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance
BORN: July 11, 1970
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“Grieving students have had enough. Michiganders have had enough. They know it’s unacceptable for gun violence to kill more of our children than cancer or car accidents.” - Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet
POLITICAL CAREER
Michigan State Senator
COMMITTEES SERVED ON
Committee on Agriculture
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
INTERESTING FACTS
Aimed to repeal Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban
She led the effort to pass the largest tax cut for working families in state history
