Kristin McHale-Johnson attended Hillsdale College. She and her wife are raising their two daughters in Plymouth, where they’ve lived since 2016. 

Kristin is a technology and operations leader focused on improving business systems. She has worked in financial and HR technology.

Kristin McHale-Johnson's campaign for Plymouth City Commissioner is her first entry into politics.

Believes government spending should be "responsible, transparent, and limited where possible, while sustaining basic human needs."

- Believes government spending should be "responsible, transparent, and limited where possible, while sustaining basic human needs."

Economy

As of August 12, 2025, Kristin McHale-Johnson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Healthcare

Supports the City of Plymouth's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and plans to reinforce progress while soliciting resident feedback on community connectivity, sustainability, and livability.

Supports the City of Plymouth's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and plans to ask for resident feedback on community connectivity, sustainability, and livability.

Aims to improve city operations and identify cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing important services.

- Supports the City of Plymouth's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and plans to ask for resident feedback on community connectivity, sustainability, and livability.
- Aims to improve city operations and identify cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing important services.

Public Services

Supports "smart, sustainable development that plans for the future, both environmentally and economically."

Supports expanding green infrastructure, including rain gardens, native plantings, permeable surfaces, and a thriving tree canopy.

Supports encouraging energy-efficient upgrades in city operations and new developments.

- Supports "smart, sustainable development that plans for the future, both environmentally and economically."
- Supports expanding green infrastructure, including rain gardens, native plantings, permeable surfaces, and a thriving tree canopy.
- Supports encouraging energy-efficient upgrades in city operations and new developments.

Energy & the Environment

Transportation & Infrastructure

Kristin McHale-Johnson

- City commissioners in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Commissioners attend regular meetings, listen to public concerns, and vote on city issues like zoning, public safety, and spending. They also appoint and direct officials, like the city manager.
- City commissioners may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. They may represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Terms for city council members often last two or four years, depending on the city.