Kris Pachla
Democratic · MI · Member, Kent County Board of Commissioners
Kris Pachla is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 80, an open Kent County seat. A teacher, he serves as a Kent County commissioner.
Campaign Finance Information — State Representative District 80
Campaign Finance Information · State Representative District 80 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $63,736
- Loans
- $2,500
Loans are borrowed money the campaign reported receiving — often from the candidate themselves — and are not counted in Raised.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- NOT EMPLOYED$11,794
- COMMISSIONER$2,868
- PHYSICIAN$1,731
- ATTORNEY$1,576
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- TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR$1,250
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$6,700
- $1,000-$4,999$23,980
- $500-$999$11,725
- $250-$499$8,231
- $100-$249$9,388
Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com
Track record
General
· 2 records
Previously served as an East Grand Rapids City Commissioner, first elected to the city commission in 2019 before winning election to the Kent County Board of Commissioners.
July 24, 2026
Source: firststepskent.org · researched July 24, 2026
Served as a Kent County Commissioner representing District 19 (parts of Grand Rapids and all of East Grand Rapids), a countywide elected board on which he sits until the end of his term.
July 24, 2026
Source: kentcountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 80 · August 4, 2026 · State House District 80; Michigan
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.