# Kristen McDonald Rivet

Kristen McDonald Rivet is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 8th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001237
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MI08218

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001237 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Rivet voted against the majority of House Democrats 52 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 96.4%).

## What Rivet says (119th Congress (2025–27))

560 classified statements: 511 posts on X, 39 press releases, 10 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rivet | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 6.6% | 194 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 17.3% | 27.5% | 173 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.9% | 73.2% | 49 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.9% | 9.8% | 66 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.8% | 22.7% | 86 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.9% | 51 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 26% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); Agriculture and Food 18% (House Democrats 8.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Democrats 16%); Labor and Employment 14% (House Democrats 7.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.01), from 9,963 donors and 953 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 89% (96.4%). 52 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 353. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10448: Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10448
- H.R. 9560: No Profiting from Public Service Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9560
- H.R. 9474: Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9474
- H.R. 8698: Lower Prices at the Pump Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8698
- H.R. 8305: Working Parents Tax Relief Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8305
- H.R. 8056: Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8056
- H.R. 7437: BASICS Act (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7437
- H.R. 7069: Affordable Food and Energy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7069
- H.R. 6720: FARM Home Loans Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6720
- H.R. 6656: Child Care Access and Affordability Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6656

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 11% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 32% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2113750821263278344
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Exciting News About the Saginaw Bay, And Other Updates · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2113376837682270466
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2112918906415337628
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2112673340544393572
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2112322986313465913
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2110898320835260649
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2111201125848269132
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Rep. McDonald Rivet Launches Portal to Amplify Voices of Michiganders Facing Skyrocketing Health Care Costs · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://mcdonaldrivet.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcdonald-rivet-launches-portal-amplify-voices-michiganders-facing
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKMR/status/2110513615011029361

## Links

- Official site: https://mcdonaldrivet.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepKMR
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmcdonaldrivet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmcdonaldrivet
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001237

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001237