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 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 08 House race
Kristen McDonald Rivet has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet has raised about $5.1M, more than 7 times any rival.
$13K in itemized outside money is on file, led by JSTREETPAC.
FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.
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
$13K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$171K
Ideological / Leadership$43K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Foreign-policy advocacy$23K
Law & Lobbying$22K
Health & Pharma$10K
Agriculture$10K
Banking & Financial$8K
Tech & Telecom$7K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- JSTREETPAC · pac$23K
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY · company$17K
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · company$16K
- SORENSEN GROSS · company$14K
- WELCOMEPAC · super pac$13K
- BCBSM · company$13K
- BGR GROUP · company$12K
- DOW · company$11K
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$171K
Ideological / Leadership$43K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Foreign-policy advocacy$23K
Law & Lobbying$22K
Health & Pharma$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 |