Kim Thomas earned her master's in business administration from Spring Arbor University. 

Kim is a federal auditor. She has spent her career finding hidden spending in government budgets and spotting administrative bloat.

Kim currently works as a federal auditor. She previously worked at the U.S. Department of Defense. 

Kim Thomas's campaign for Michigan Governor, Democratic Primary, is her first entry into politics.

Kim Thomas's campaign for governor of Michigan is her first entry into politics.

2026 Michigan General Election

2026 Michigan Primary Election

Democrat

Nonpartisan

Republican

Supports small businesses and local entrepreneurs, understanding the challenges they face.

Supports revitalizing the Motor-Mile community to transform underused areas into profitable centers.

Advocates for revitalizing the Motor-Mile community to transform underused areas into profitable centers.

For Candidate Kim Thomas on Issue economy: Supports a return to living working wages to ensure Michigan families thrive.

Calls for a return to living, working wages to ensure Michigan families thrive.

Prioritizes eliminating generational debt.

- Supports small businesses and local entrepreneurs, understanding the challenges they face.
- Advocates for revitalizing the Motor-Mile community to transform underused areas into profitable centers.
- Calls for a return to living, working wages to ensure Michigan families thrive.
- Prioritizes eliminating generational debt.

Economy

As of May 1, 2026, Kim Thomas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

For Candidate Kim Thomas on Issue education:  
Supports expanding classrooms to enhance educational capacity.

Supports expanding classrooms to enhance educational capacity.

For Candidate Kim Thomas on Issue Education: Advocates for a school food program overhaul to improve nutrition and access for students.

Advocates for a school food program overhaul to improve nutrition and access for students.

- Supports expanding classrooms to enhance educational capacity.
- Advocates for a school food program overhaul to improve nutrition and access for students.

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- The governor is the highest-ranking executive official in Michigan and serves as the head of the executive branch of state government.
- The governor enforces state laws, oversees executive agencies, and supervises all principal departments of the state government.
- The governor has the power to sign or veto legislation, including a line-item veto to reject specific parts of spending bills.
- The governor is elected statewide to serve a four-year term and is limited to two terms in a lifetime. Candidates must be at least 30 years old and a registered voter in Michigan for at least four years before the election.
- The governor receives a salary of approximately $159,300 per year.

The state’s chief executive who leads government and enforces state laws.