Kristen is from Bay City, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1992. She also has a master's degree in education and public administration from the University of Michigan at Flint. She lives with her six children in Bay City.

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Kristen McDonald Rivet is originally from Bay City, Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Michigan State University and a master's degree in education and public administration from the University of Michigan at Flint. She lives with her husband, Joseph, and their six children.

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Kristen previously worked as the executive director of Michigan Head Start, chief of staff for the Michigan Department of Education, vice president of the Skillman Foundation, president and chief executive officer of Greater Midland, and vice president of Michigan Future, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on economic development and education policy.

Kristen currently serves as the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2024 and is serving her first term. Kristen previously served as a Michigan State Senator for District 35. She served one term from 2023 to 2025.

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Supports evaluating tax code fairness, utilizing tax credits, and aims to attract high-paying jobs to her district.

Supports workforce development and job training programs.

- Supports evaluating tax code fairness, utilizing tax credits, and aims to attract high-paying jobs to her district.
- Supports expanding the child tax credit.
- Supports workforce development and job training programs.
- Supports lowering housing costs.

Economy

Supports gun control measures related to firearm storage around children.

Supports funding and resources for law enforcement.

- Supports gun control measures related to firearm storage around children.
- Supports funding and resources for law enforcement.

Public Safety

Supports lowering prescription drug costs.

Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports lowering prescription drug costs.
- Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.

Healthcare

Supports expanding education and youth development programs.

- Supports affordable childcare programs.
- Supports expanding education and youth development programs.

Education

As of May 2, 2026, Kristen McDonald Rivet’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports a bipartisan immigration reform that includes strong enforcement and a pathway to citizenship for legal immigrants.

- Supports a bipartisan immigration reform that includes strong enforcement and a pathway to citizenship for legal immigrants.

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Kristen attended Michigan State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1992. She also has a master’s degree in education and public administration from the University of Michigan at Flint.

Plans to support families by advocating for tax code fairness, utilizing tax credits, and attracting high-paying jobs to her district.

Supports a bipartisan immigration reform package that includes robust enforcement and a pathway to citizenship for legal immigrants, while acknowledging that previous surges in undocumented immigration were unsustainable.

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- A U.S. representative is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of Congress.
- U.S. representatives introduce, debate, amend, and vote on federal legislation affecting the entire country.
- Michigan is represented by 13 members in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- U.S. representatives serve two-year terms and may run for reelection without term limits. Candidates must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and a resident of the state they represent.
- Members of the House of Representatives receive a salary of approximately $174,000 per year.

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