Kristen McDonald Rivet

Democrat · MI-8 · U.S. House

Bio

Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Michigan Senate for the 35th district, where she was the assistant majority floor leader from 2023 to 2025. Her district, located in Central Michigan, includes Flint and the Tri-Cities metropolitan area of Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

D+0.57

Healthcare

D+0.84

Immigration & Border

R+0.18

Guns

D+1.00

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

D+1.00

Environment & Energy

D+0.64

Crime & Policing

R+0.27

Defense & Veterans

D+0.59

Economy & Labor

D+0.43

Foreign Policy & Trade

D+0.45

Civil Rights & Social

D+1.00

Education

D+0.82

Government & Democracy

D+0.33

Judicial & Executive Nominations

D+0.33

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing

YEA

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

2026-06-23 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

YEA

Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

2026-06-23 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Economy & Labor

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

NAY

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.

2026-06-03 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Education, Government & Democracy

YEA

American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

2026-06-03 · Passed · Environment & Energy

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