Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Official portrait of Kristen McDonald Rivet
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Michigan’s 8th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Bay City, MI
Born
1970
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN
Next election
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the current district highlighted

Michigan, District 8

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 8Open seatWon the general election (51.3%)

FEC candidate ID H4MI08218 · Principal campaign committee: KRISTEN FOR MICHIGAN

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 8$6,922,878.91General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 8$6,067,031.69Won the general election (51.3%)
Total raised$6,067,031.69
Total spent$6,050,001.17
Cash on hand$17,030.52
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $4,942,450.14PACs and other committees: $926,635.94Party committees: $13,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $7,657.30Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $177,288.21
  • Individual contributions$4,942,450.1481%
  • PACs and other committees$926,635.9415%
  • Party committees$13,000.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,657.300%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$177,288.213%

Self-funding: $7,657.30 (0% of money raised): $7,657.30 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

229 committees reported giving $1,008,621.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Kristen McDonald Rivet$913,432.91
  • Independent expenditures opposing Kristen McDonald Rivet$6,057,230.48
  • Company and union communications to members about Kristen McDonald Rivet$2,637.51

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)$6,067,031.69$17,030.522024-12-31
Paul Junge (R)$5,984,458.77$439,921.612024-12-31
Daniel T Kildee (D)$1,465,197.96$418,484.972024-12-31
Matt Collier (D)$1,212,680.41$0.002024-12-22
Mary F. Draves (UNK)$629,824.94$673.972024-12-31
Anthony Jason Hudson (R)$141,047.61$31,130.642024-12-31
Sheldon Neeley (D)$26,935.00$718.862024-12-31
Daniel Burton Moilanen (D)$22,569.48$155.892024-06-30
Martin Blank (R)$13,171.30$1,364.692024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Inside ElectionsTilt DOctober 31, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DNovember 4, 2024
  • Elections DailyLean DNovember 4, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt DNovember 4, 2024

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
NMB Research (R)October 13–15, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Kristen McDonald Rivet 40% · Paul Junge 41%
Global Strategy Group (D)July 29 – August 1, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%Kristen McDonald Rivet 44% · Paul Junge 45%
UpONE (R)June 1–4, 2024400 (RV)± 4.9%Kristen McDonald Rivet 39% · Paul Junge 42%
UpONE (R)June 1–4, 2024400 (RV)± 4.9%Kristen McDonald Rivet 40% · Mary Draves 32%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KRISTEN FOR MICHIGAN.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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