Kristian C. Grant
Democratic · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 82
Kristian C. Grant is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 82 (part of Grand Rapids) since 2023. She is seeking re-election.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 82
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 82 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $20,786
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- CHAIRMAN$250
- NA$250
- STATE REPRESENTATIVE$250
- ASSOC FINANCE DIRECTOR$50
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$10,000
- $500-$999$4,982
- $250-$499$5,550
- $100-$249$205
- $1-$99$50
Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 4 records
Joined the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP and public-health advocates in calling for investments to protect underserved neighborhoods from extreme heat.
June 30, 2026For
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Voted against HB 5711, a bill eliminating Michigan's clean- and renewable-energy standards.
May 12, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 6002 and secured House passage of tobacco-retailer licensing and expanded penalties for nicotine sales to minors.
December 13, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for SB 271, enacted as Public Act 235, setting increased renewable-energy and clean-energy targets.
November 3, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 2 records
Voted for SB 8, enacted as Public Act 1, modifying Michigan's minimum-wage schedule after opposing the earlier House proposal.
February 19, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for HB 4007, enacted as Public Act 10, restoring prevailing-wage requirements for state-funded construction projects.
March 8, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Sponsored HB 5096, enacted as Public Act 40, streamlining designation and extension procedures for Michigan renaissance zones.
May 17, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Sponsored HB 5171, enacted as Public Act 248, requiring Medicaid coverage for mental-health screening during the postpartum period.
January 21, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 7 records
Sponsored HB 5806, enacted as Public Act 30, creating Michigan housing-opportunity income-tax credits.
July 21, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for the final fiscal-year 2026 state budget and secured $400,000 for Hope Village housing and workforce-training facilities in Grand Rapids.
October 6, 2025For
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4675, enacted as Public Act 204, modifying the taxable status of property held by land-bank authorities.
January 16, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 5557, enacted as Public Act 153, requiring local master plans to forecast and account for housing needs.
November 13, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4717, enacted as Public Act 246, requiring real-estate licensees and property managers to complete fair-housing continuing education.
November 29, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Was appointed chair of the House Economic Development and Small Business Subcommittee on Housing.
November 16, 2023For
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4375, enacted as Public Act 52, broadening the qualifications for Michigan cities to form land banks.
June 29, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Voted to concur in the amended HB 4002, enacted as Public Act 2, modifying Michigan's earned-sick-time requirements.
February 20, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Won reelection to the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education with 43,434 votes, the highest total among four candidates elected.
November 3, 2020For
Source: electionstats.kentcountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Began serving on the Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education, a role she held through 2022.
January 1, 2017For
Source: mdoe.state.mi.us · researched July 24, 2026
Gun Control
· 2 records
Sponsored HB 4143, enacted as Public Act 22, updating sentencing-guideline references for violations in Michigan's universal-background-check package.
April 26, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for SB 83, enacted as Public Act 38, creating Michigan's extreme-risk protection order law.
April 13, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Voted for HB 4006, enacted as Public Act 11, repealing Michigan's 1931 criminal abortion law.
March 2, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Civil Rights
· 9 records
Voted against HB 4466 and HB 4467, bills prohibiting gender-transition treatment for minors and sanctioning licensed providers.
June 3, 2026For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted against HB 4024, a bill restricting student restroom and changing-area access based on biological sex.
September 4, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 5401, enacted as Public Act 260, adding sentencing guidelines for Michigan hate-crime offenses.
January 22, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for final passage of HB 4718, enacted as Public Act 87, prohibiting use of a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity as a criminal defense.
June 27, 2024For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 5148 and secured House passage of expanded birth-certificate access for adult adoptees.
November 9, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4948 and secured House passage of its restriction on landlords requesting specified juvenile-record information from prospective tenants.
October 31, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4299, enacted as Public Act 75, prohibiting use of a marriage license as documentation that a child is emancipated.
July 11, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4475 and secured House passage of its sentencing guidelines for Michigan hate-crime offenses.
June 20, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for SB 4, enacted as Public Act 6, adding sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to Michigan civil-rights protections.
March 8, 2023For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Sponsored HB 4679, enacted as Public Act 205, allowing public-improvement bonds to provide services to land-bank authorities.
January 16, 2025For
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
General
· 11 records
Voted for the conference report on SB 878, a supplemental and fiscal-year 2027 omnibus appropriations bill.
July 3, 2026
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted against the House versions of HB 4001 and HB 4002 on minimum wage and earned sick time after her proposed alternative tipped-wage amendment failed.
January 23, 2025
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Won reelection to Michigan House District 82 with 30,656 votes, or 75.1% of votes cast.
November 5, 2024
Source: electionstats.kentcountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Completed the State Legislative Leaders Foundation's 2024 Emerging Legislative Leaders Program at the University of Virginia.
July 23, 2024
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for Michigan's fiscal-year 2025 state budget, including housing, public-safety, and local infrastructure investments.
June 27, 2024
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Received the Grand Rapids Chamber Political Action Committee's endorsement for reelection to House District 82.
May 30, 2024
Source: grandrapids.org · researched July 24, 2026
Voted for the fiscal-year 2024 state budget, including investments in public education, housing, infrastructure, and Grand Rapids projects.
June 28, 2023
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored HB 4201 and secured House passage of its elimination of the sunset on cocktails-to-go sales by licensed businesses.
May 2, 2023
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026
Was appointed majority vice chair of Economic Development and Small Business and to the Housing, Insurance and Financial Services, Tax Policy, and Regulatory Reform committees and subcommittees.
January 17, 2023
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Was sworn in as state representative for Michigan House District 82.
January 11, 2023
Source: housedems.com · researched July 24, 2026
Won election to Michigan House District 82 with 23,976 votes, or 74.0% of votes cast.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionstats.kentcountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
Returned a $5,000 Kent County small-business recovery grant after a secondary county review found she had not filed an amended 2019 tax return she previously said had been filed.
May 1, 2024
Source: content.govdelivery.com · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 82 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 82; Michigan · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.