Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democratic US representative for Michigan's 8th District, standing again in 2026.
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Why is a first-term Michigan Democrat suing over who gets cheap airtime?
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US Midterms 2026Background
Kristen McDonald Rivet is the Democratic US representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district, which includes Flint and Bay City. She took office in January 2025 after serving in the Michigan Senate from 2023, and earlier sat on the Bay City Commission. She is standing for re-election in 2026.
She is one of four Democratic candidates, with Sherrod Brown, Jon Ossoff and Roy Cooper, who challenged FCC guidance letting party committees that coordinate with candidates buy broadcast ads at the candidates' discounted rate. The guidance followed NRSC v. FEC, which struck the caps on coordinated party spending in June 2026, and the NRSC's move of its ad money into coordinated buys.
the Supreme Court stayed a lower-court win for the challengers on 14 October 2026, so the guidance stands through 3 November.
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