Kristen McDonald Rivet
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 69% from individuals.
69% individuals29% PACs2% other
$5.1M
raised
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Michigan · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
Michigan District 08 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 08 House race
Kristen McDonald Rivet has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Michigan District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $6M between them. Kristen McDonald Rivet reports $5.1M and Amir Hassan reports $687,295, a gap of $4.4M. Of what Kristen McDonald Rivet reports, 69% came from individuals and 29% from PACs. Outside groups spent for MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN ($27,821).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
AH
Amir Hassan
RR · challenger
81% from individuals, 15% from PACs, and 4% from other sources.
81% individuals15% PACs4% other
$687K
raised
AL
Alfred Lemmo
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$189K
raised
Where the money came from
$28K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$50K
Ideological / Leadership$48K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Foreign-policy advocacy$23K
Labor / Unions$10K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Agriculture$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- WELCOMEPAC · super pac$28K
- JSTREETPAC · pac$23K
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
- CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL · pac$10K
- CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
27%68%
27% PACs68% individuals5% other
The incumbent's record
Kristen McDonald Rivet is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$1.3M
$552K - $2.0M.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$50K
Ideological / Leadership$48K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Foreign-policy advocacy$23K
Labor / Unions$10K
Law & Lobbying$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Kristen McDonald Rivet D · incumbent | vs | AH Amir Hassan R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $5.1M | Raised | $687K |
| $4.2M | Cash on hand | $137K |
| 29% | From PACs | 15% |
| 69% | From individuals | 81% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |