Representative in Congress District 8
Source: michigan.gov
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Al Lemmo
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Al Lemmo is a Republican 2026 U.S. House candidate in Michigan District 8. His campaign site describes him as a longtime community advocate, engineer, and public servant with more than thirty years at the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
Amir Hassan
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Amir Hassan is a Republican 2026 U.S. House candidate in Michigan District 8. Michigan official candidate listing places him on the August 4 primary roster, and the FEC candidate master identifies his current-cycle House candidate ID as H6MI08296.
Kristen McDonald Rivet
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · advanced
McDonald Rivet is a former Michigan state senator who led the state's largest tax cut for working families, and earlier ran Michigan Head Start. She works on lowering the cost of groceries, housing and child care and on bringing jobs to mid-Michigan.
Records: Environment and Public Health 30 for, 6 against, Immigration 8 against, Corporate Accountability 5 for,
Thomas J. Smith
AdvancedRepublican · advanced
Smith grew up in Flint and spent his career as an engineer at General Motors, then started the Jar Head Salsa company with his son in 2009. His stated priorities are constitutional rights, border security, and lower taxes and federal spending.
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com