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Khristian Silvis earned her associate's degree from Pikes Peak State College and her bachelor's degree from Colorado State University. She lives in the Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband and two children. 

Khristian is the District Director for U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten. She works at the congresswoman’s district office, where she oversees constituent services and ensures representation for families across Michigan’s Third District. She previously worked as the Director of Military & Veterans Affairs for U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney and served in the U.S. Army as a combat medic during a tour in Afghanistan.

Representative Hillary Scholten

Khristian works for a member of Congress. Before that, she worked in Military and Veteran Affairs. She served in the U.S. Army as a combat medic for three and a half years, including a tour in Afghanistan.


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Khristian's campaign for Michigan House District 84 is her first run for public office.

2026 Michigan General Election

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Supports promoting family-oriented policies like paid family leave and expanded daycare access to incentivize more families to start a life in West Michigan.

Supports paid family leave and expanded daycare access.

- Supports paid family leave and expanded daycare access.

Economy

Supports providing police officers with resources and support to ensure community safety.

Supports providing police officers with more resources and support.

- Supports providing police officers with more resources and support.

Public Safety

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

Healthcare

Supports increasing funding for K-12 public schools.

Supports increasing funding for public schools.

Supports expanding career and technical education opportunities to prepare students for future jobs.

Supports expanding career and technical education opportunities.

Supports making higher education, including college, community college, and skilled trades, affordable and accessible.

Supports making higher education, including college, community college, and skilled trades, more affordable and accessible.

Supports greater compensation for teachers.

Supports free breakfast and lunch for students.

Supports free breakfast and school lunch for students.

- Supports increasing funding for public schools.
- Supports expanding career and technical education opportunities.
- Supports making higher education, including college, community college, and skilled trades, more affordable and accessible.
- Supports greater compensation for teachers.
- Supports free breakfast and school lunch for students.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Supports upgrading infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population and businesses.

Supports expanding access to public transportation systems.

Promotes expanding access to public transportation systems.

- Supports infrastructure investment.
- Promotes expanding access to public transportation systems.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Khristian Silvis

Supports funding to create new economic opportunities in Grandville, Walker, and NW Grand Rapids.

Khristian Silvis earned an associate's degree in communications from Pikes Peak State College and a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from Colorado State University Global. She lives in the Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband and two children.


Khristian recently served as District Director for U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and previously as Deputy District Director and Constituent Services Manager for the same office. Prior to that, she served as Director of Military and Veteran Affairs for U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney. Khristian also previously served as a Wounded Warrior Fellow and Veterans' and Military Advocate in the U.S. House of Representatives. She served in the U.S. Army as a combat medic for three and a half years, including a tour in Afghanistan.


Promotes family-oriented policies like paid family leave and expanded daycare access to incentivize more families to start a life in West Michigan.

- Supports funding to create new economic opportunities in Grandville, Walker, and NW Grand Rapids.
- Promotes family-oriented policies like paid family leave and expanded daycare access to incentivize more families to start a life in West Michigan.

- Supports providing police officers with resources and support to ensure community safety.

Pushes for fair compensation for teachers.

- Supports increasing funding for K-12 public schools.
- Supports expanding career and technical education opportunities to prepare students for future jobs.
- Supports making higher education, including college, community college, and skilled trades, affordable and accessible.
- Pushes for fair compensation for teachers.
- Supports free breakfast and lunch for students.

Prioritizes upgrading infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population and businesses.

- Prioritizes upgrading infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population and businesses.
- Promotes expanding access to public transportation systems.

Khristian D. Silvis earned an Associate of Arts in Communications from Pikes Peak Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media Studies from Colorado State University Global. She is a military veteran who served as a combat medic in the United States Army.

- Supports funding to create new economic opportunities in Grandville, Walker, and NW Grand Rapids.
- Supports promoting family-oriented policies like paid family leave and expanded daycare access to incentivize more families to start a life in West Michigan.

- Supports increasing funding for K-12 public schools.
- Supports expanding career and technical education opportunities to prepare students for future jobs.
- Supports making higher education, including college, community college, and skilled trades, affordable and accessible.
- Supports fair compensation for teachers.
- Supports free breakfast and lunch for students.

- Supports upgrading infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population and businesses.
- Supports expanding access to public transportation systems.

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- State representatives are elected to serve two-year terms and are limited to a combined total of 12 years in the Michigan Legislature under current term limit rules.
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- State representatives receive a salary set by the state, which is approximately $71,000 per year.

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